#nony makes a prediction

[wntw-virtuemoir-edition]

My 2024 vm prediction is that they will both be at Mtl Worlds but not doing anything together and we’ll be lucky to get a pic with the two of them in the same frame. And yet some people will still somehow say they miss each other and are on good terms.

[raayllum]

Hi Rayllum. Noni again

Hope all is well.

One criticism that I constantly see over and over again is how S4 completely destroyed Rayla's character. Saying that the writers did completely ruin and destroyed Rayla's character for no reason at all. That they did such a disservice to her, why didn't they not give her any growth at all in S4. I've been seeing it on both reddit and YouTube. Why did the writers make her unlikable, how TTM was completely unnecessary. How Runaan and Ethari don't seem to love Rayla at all in seasons 1-3, among others things. Like such unnecessary harsh and cruel criticism towards the writers about how they ruined Rayla's character.

Which I don't agree with to an extent. Even though I had my issues with how they handled Rayla in S4, I feel that the writers foreshadowed things in S4 that might have happened to her, what she possibly went through during those two years as well as having some strong levels of importance and growth for her character development going forward. I know you've mentioned this before about those who don't pay attention or see what's going on with Rayla. It just bothers and upsets me that some people really don't truly understand Rayla's character at all or don't even see some of her changes in S4.

Hope you don't mind this. I just want to see S5 so badly because I have a feeling this is where Rayla's character arc is going to really shine and prosper going forward and in the seasons to come. I can't wait to see it. S5 is about to unleash the tides, and I'm so here for it.

Much love, fam. Keep being awesome ❤️

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I've said before I definitely would've appreciated more insight into Rayla's time away in S4, but that's more of a "I hope the show addresses this eventually" thing than "this is a fault of this specific season" tbh.

To me, the biggest thing that's indicative of 1) how well people are grasping her characterization and 2) how well people are able to predict her plot arcs comes down to one thing, which is really whether TTM surprised them or not.

Because like, did I see Rayla walking away coming? No, I didn't. But did I know this specific issue of "Rayla is too self sacrificial and prone to trying to do things alone" was going to be the biggest relationship hurdle her and Callum will have to jump? Yeah, I did, ever since 2x07 happened, and then I just waited for her tendencies to be brought up again in a negative light for like, 3+ years afterwards. Because you don't have a character say shit like "Don't you worry about my hand, the egg is all that matters now" and "It doesn't matter what happens to me" and especially "But if I die, I'll just be paying the price they should have paid a long time ago" and have it go nowhere. Previously, I thought Rayllum would have a smaller arc and a big blow out fight, but in retrospect a more dramatic route like this makes sense

A lot of meta and predictions is a guessing game, for sure, but while we might not always (or even often) assemble the puzzle pieces in the right manner, I think being able to identify the puzzle pieces at all is 1) a skill and 2) kinda important. Reviews aren't necessarily 'analysis' per se, and people are allowed to have opinions / feel however they want of course, but like - idk, not all critique is either made in good faith and/or grounded in canon nevermind analysis, y'know?

[stressedlawsecretary]

Today's Focus

03.22.24 - TGIF! I hope it warms up over the weekend; it's supposed to be much nicer next week and I'm sick of the cold. Even cuddling cats isn't warming me up. Though, I slept like ass last night so I think it's extra coffee for me today. My ootd is a Marilyn tshirt I got when my great-grandma (my Nonie) passed away; it was in pretty bad shape but I put it through the laundry stripping process and while the stains aren't completely gone the shirt is now much more appropriate to wear outside.

Work - Left nothing for myself again; practically got nothing in yesterday either. Since I'm working remotely I predict I have nothing to do today except maybe one of the two mandatory trainings I have to complete.

Background Noise - In terms of YT, Friday is the day I just watch whatever I have lined up on my Watch Later, mostly in order. Since I'm remote, the DVR will be my primary background noise, so there are a few YT videos I'm prioritizing.

Yesterday I made it through 23 different videos so I feel like that's fantastic progress.

Study - It's Wikipedia day and I have a bunch of articles already pulled up to read. I want to see how many I can read over the weekend.

That being said, I read a lot yesterday! I read one chapter of the two books I have started at work, and a few pages of both my big coffee table Dolly Parton books. I also read about 17 articles on the Horizon IT scandal, and about a dozen (12) random articles that passed my way.

Extras - It is Friday, so I have to clean the catbox; I will also focus on checking off extra chores from my household journal. Dinner is pizza for the spouse because I'm making roasted salmon for Dad and I and he doesn't like fish like that. The salmon is going to be roasted on a sheet pan with some cherry tomatoes and yellow squash, with long-grain wild rice on the side. Three episodes of Carranger and a couple more of Batman tonight; it's Garo over the weekend along with an analysis by Pirate Software on the Apex Legends hack, probably while we play Pokemon. Writing continues, slowly but surely.

[youritalianbookpal]

Ten Questions Book Review - The Prison Healer by Lynette Noni

What is it? In the fictional jail of Zalindov, the young healer finds herself in a sticky position. Will she be able to face a sickness outbreak, save the very few friends she has from the many risks of the jail, and face the Trials by Ordeal instead of the dying Rebel Queen, like her family asked her to do from beyond the walls of Zalindov?

Who should read it and why? This book is perfect for you if you need a bit of magical world building in your life (but not too much), if you actually like your siblings, if you always cheer for the underdog, if you like heroines who are lucky but not really good at everything they do, and if you like to say the sentence "the plot chickens".

Which genre(s) is it? Fantasy, YA.

What is the setting? Zalindov, cruel fictional prison.

How are the characters? I would love to say positive things about the characters, but I only liked like. Two of them. And I think that many of the main characters suffered from the "The Author Doesn't Want the Reader to See the Plot Twist" syndrome (terrible name but you get the idea) and towards the end they begin to be a tad unreasonable. I think plot twists, especially plot twists that depend on the main characters directly, should be reasonable, call me old school for it, I don't care. Not all the characters are like this and not all plot twists are a bit alover the place, but I think that the book could have been much better if there was more care in these things.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of the novel? The world building, while in need of expanding a bit over the gates of the jail, is actually interesting. The one weaknes I can point out is the plot. How can you make something predictable and yet unreasonable at the same time? How?

Did I cry and/or laugh? I have to admit, unfortunately, that I stopped to sob during one specific extremely emotional scene involving basically the only character I cared about. I didn't laugh, I think.

Who shouldn’t read the book? There's a lot of violence, in Zalindov. Especially sexual violence. And torture, death, general cruelty, lots of blood and sickness and drug abuse. Don't read if you think this will make you feel bad or trigger you.

Any random comment? If I read one more time that this book is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas (never read anything by her, unfortunately) I'll very likely lose my mind.

Which quote stuck with me?

Never forget, little mouse: no two people look the same, but we are each beautiful in our own ways. The human body is a masterpiece that deserves our respect. Always.

[soccerdailyuk]

Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan

Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan Mauricio Pochettino plans to once again place his trust in the young talents within the Chelsea squad as they face Brighton at the Lincoln Field Stadium in Philadelphia during the Premier League Summer Series opener on Saturday.  Throughout the month, Chelsea will also have matches against Newcastle and Fulham. During the last game, Chelsea fielded a team that consisted of seven players aged 20 or below, with six of them having never played for Chelsea's senior team before.  Notably, Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Levi Colwill, and Noni Madueke were not even included in the squad. It appears that these players might have limited or no involvement in Saturday night's match. Pochettino emphasized his intention to utilize the entire squad during the pre-season tour. This means that he will give opportunities to both experienced players and young talents, ensuring everyone gets a chance to showcase their abilities and contribute to the team's preparations for the upcoming season. He said: "No, we’re going to mix also. Still we have players who need time to train, several like Enzo only arrived on Monday. After a long period of holidays. We play Brighton on Saturday. It's not because we're going to play a Premier League team I need to play with senior players. "We need to care about the players, we need to provide the best tools for him to arrive in the best condition when we start the Premier League. I am going to continue the young players the possibility to play on Saturday and the next few games." The Blues have the option to switch goalkeepers in their upcoming match against Brighton, as they have Kepa Arrizabalaga and Eddie Beach as alternatives. Lucas Bergstrom is also eager for more playing time after Jamie Cumming started the last game against Wrexham. Malo Gusto is expected to be in the starting lineup, considering that Reece James has recently arrived in the USA.  Trevoh Chalobah, who had a minor Achilles problem in the Wrexham match, might be on the bench. This could open the door for Thiago Silva to join the starting team if he is fit, while Bashir Humphreys is likely to retain his starting spot. Lewis Hall and Conor Gallagher will be competing against Andrey Santos, Cesare Casadei, and Carney Chukwuemeka for positions in midfield. All three players showed promising performances in the game against Wrexham and will aim to strengthen their case before Fernandez returns. Ian Maatsen is expected to be in the lineup once again, following his impressive brace in the match against North Carolina. Additionally, Angelo Gabriel might get a chance to start after making a significant impact in the second half of the previous game. In the forward position, Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku will be vying for a spot. The Senegal international may have an edge due to his well-rounded game, but Nkunku's ability to find the net adds to the competition. Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; Gusto, Silva, Humphreys, Chilwell, Santos, Casadei, Chukwuemeka; Angelo, Jackson, Maatsen. Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan Read the full article

[pikahlua]

MHA Chapter 348 spoilers translations

This week’s initial tentative super rough/literal translations under the cut.

1 どこまで行っても彼はクソナードだった どこまでいってもかれはクソナードだった doko made ittemo kare wa KUSO NAADO datta No matter where he went, he was a damn nerd.

2 何を言っているんだ‼︎ なにをいっているんだ‼︎ nani wo itte irunda!! “What are you saying!!”

3 好き すき suki “I’ve loved you”

4 初めて見た時から はじめてみたときから hajimete mita toki kara “since I first saw you.”

1 私君になりたいの わたしきみになりたい��� watashi kimi ni naritai no “I want to become you.”

2 チュウチュウされて？ CHUUCHUU sarete? “Let me suck [your blood]?”

1 出久くんも いずくくんも Izuku-kun mo “Izuku-kun and”

2 お茶子ちゃんと一緒だね おちゃこちゃんといっしょだね Ochako-chan to issho da ne Literal: “Ochako-chan are together, right?” Contextual: “Izuku-kun and Ochako-chan agree on this, right?”

3 パパとママと一緒だね パパとママといっしょだね PAPA to MAMA to issho da ne “Papa and Mama are the same.” (Note: This is the same grammar pattern as the preceding speech bubble.)

4 トガヒミコが頭をよぎった トガヒミコがあたまをよぎった TOGA HIMIKO ga atama wo yogitta “Toga Himiko crossed my mind.” (Note: This idiom is apparently the same in Japanese as it is in English, meaning “to come to mind” or “to be reminded of.”)

5 ヒーローとヒーローが守る人たちだけが ヒーローとヒーローがまもるひとたちだけが HIIROO to HIIROO ga mamoru hito-tachi dake ga “Only heroes and the people heroes protect”

6 人なのね ひとなのね hito na no ne “are people, right?”

7 とても悲しそうな顔をしてた とてもかなしそうなかおをしてた totemo kanashisou na kao wo shiteta She was making a very sad face.

8-9 交わることはないんだね まじわることはないんだね majiwaru koto wa nainda ne “We’ll never come together, right?”

1 あなたなら分かると思ったのに あなたならわかるとおもったのに anata nara wakaru to omotta noni “If it’s you, I thought you’d understand,”

2 だってお茶子ちゃんは私とーー だっておちゃこちゃんはわたしとーー datte Ochako-chan wa watashi to--- “because Ochako-chan and I”

3 同じ人 おなじひと onaji hito “[love] the same person-” (Note: The word “love” is not yet spoken. She would probably have said it had Tsuyu not kicked to interrupt her.)

1 蛙吹っ…梅 あすっ…つ Asu...Tsu... “Asu-...Tsu-...”

2 フロッピー‼︎ FUROPPII!! “Froppy!!”

3 おくれてごめんなさい okurete gomen nasai “Sorry I’m late.”

4 怪我は けがは kega wa “Any injuries?”

5 …大丈夫かすり傷 …だいじょうぶかすりきず ...daijoubu ka suri kizu “...I’m fine, just scratches.”

small text (inside bubble) ナイフの回れを ナイフのまわれを NAIFU no maware wo “The blade of the knife”

small text (outside bubble) 血がついてる ちがついてる chi ga tsuiteru “has blood on it.”

6 最も行動が予測し辛い相手… もっともこうどうがよそくしづらいあいて… motto mo koudou ga yosoku shi dzurai aite... “The opponent whose movements are most difficult to predict...”

7 故の”離島に分断”が仇となったわね ゆえの”りとうにぶんだん”があだとなったわね yue no “ritou ni bundan” ga ada to natta wa ne “The late ‘divide into small islands’ [plan] has backfired, huh.”

8 梅雨ちゃん つゆちゃん Tsuyu-chan “Tsuyu-chan.”

9 行きなさいデクちゃん いきなさいデクちゃん ikinasai DEKU-chan “Please go, Deku-chan.”

10 あなたがすべきは今ここで恋愛話じゃないでしょう あなたがすべきはいまここでれんあいはなしじゃないでしょう anata ga subeki wa ima koko de ren’ai hanashi ja nai deshou “What you should do is not a love story here right now, right?”

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2 [...]で[...]けます [...]de[...]kemasu (Note: Unreadable as viewed.)

3 デクくん DEKU-kun “Deku-kun.”

4 二人とも変だね ふたりともへんだね futari tomo hen da ne “We’re both strange, huh.”

5 頑張ろう！ がんばろう！ ganbarou! “Do your best!”

1 生きにくい いきにくい iki nikui “Living is difficult,”

2 私はこんなに わたしはこんなに watashi wa konna ni “even though I”

3 ”好き”なのに ”すき”なのに “suki” na no ni “love you this much.”

4 行って！ いって！ itte! “Go!”

tagline [...]駆けろ‼︎ [...]かけろ‼︎ [...]kakero!! [...] dash!!

[miraculouscontent]

Also, I haven’t gotten asks about it because my nonies are smart cookies who don’t need the obvious spoon-fed to them, but just on the slim chance that there’s someone like--”Oh, but why is it okay for Luka to do this but not Alya?”

1 - Never said it was okay for Luka to know/keep it a secret exactly (I would’ve personally done the same given the circumstances, but that’s just me), more just pointing out the double standard. There are also multiple factors that were out of Luka’s control when he learned (he couldn’t have predicted that his redirected shot from the akuma would hit Ladybug, and Chat willingly let himself get hit), whereas it’s not like Alya was the best choice to be told at the time; Marinette was basically on the verge of a mental breakdown and Alya happened to be there.

2 - I have been given zero in-canon evidence to believe that Luka is doing this with a self-serving goal in mind. If Luka is doing this selfishly, I’ll cross that bridge when I get there, but Fu has stated that a snake “must be wise and selfless enough to not use Second Chance for their own ends,” so I trust Luka to make the right decisions. There had to have been past snakes who found out their leader’s identities, and I imagine they’ve all told or haven’t told the leader for different reasons and with different results (whether good or bad). Alya, meanwhile, has been extremely selfish and her telling her boyfriend and then not telling Marinette about it was only for her comfort; not Marinette’s, not Nino’s (who was over the situation at that point), hers.

Basically, I consider Luka trustworthy while Alya is not. Alya has a track record of going against Marinette’s/Ladybug’s wishes because “boyfriends” or for her own personal gain. Luka does not and has repeatedly put Marinette first, so I have no reason not to believe that he’s doing what he feels is best based on the limited information he has.

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

Review: The Gilded Cage (Lynette Noni, The Prison Healer #2)

Rating: ★★★★.5/5

“She finally understood now. Her mother’s vengeance was not her own. She could choose to forgive, to let go of old grudges and ancient betrayals and just - And just be Kiva Meridian. Her mother’s daughter - but her father’s, too. Faran Meridian, the healer who inspired her dreams. Dreams she could follow, as soon as she let go of her past. As soon as she let go of Kiva Corentine.” 4.5 stars! This book took me by surprise just like book one. What a ride. After escaping from Zalindov, Kiva Meridan is torn. Torn between her family and the royals, who she is beginning to see as more than just the ruling tyrants she was always taught they were. Tensions are high, new dangerous alliances are being forged, and Kiva is going to have to choose whether her blood family means more than those around her that she is quickly coming to see as the most important people in her life. My favourite thing in books is when something happens that shifts the course of the book that I didn't foresee happening. I can't spoil anything with this one, but just like with book one, it happened again; near the end, there's a twist that I truly didn't see coming, but that made perfect sense once it did. That happened with book one as well - I can never seem to sense what's coming next, but looking back, it's like "oh, of course". Kiva and Jaren and their budding relationship drives this book, and I'm not mad about it at all. Jaren is a soft cinnamon roll and Kiva is such an empathetic, kind soul, and the way they dance around each other while also not really dancing at all is a lot of fun. There is that element of found family here with Jaren and Tipp, and it tugs on the ol' heart strings once again. But the complex dynamics amongst the royal family are one of the main things I enjoyed here. The new characters and their multiple facets and personalities are super intriguing right from the get go, and again, I couldn't predict the changing dynamics throughout. I love being taken along for the ride like that. I did find this one slow to get going, which is why I leave off half a star. I feel like I was sucked into The Prison Healer immediately, versus here, where it took a solid quarter of the book for me to go "okay, I'm good, let's go". I'm not sure exactly what the difference is, other than that this one felt more like classic YA fantasy: it's set in a palace, with a royal family, and sometimes that kind of setting just makes things blur together. But once we got going, we really got going, and I loved it. This series is a hidden gem that I want more people to read. I can't wait for book three.

[zathechaosgod]

It's so weird to react to CCs leaving twitter because on one hand, yes, it is a toxic place, especially if you search negative stuff about yourself, almost every other side makes fun of twitter for being toxic. But on the other hand.... I just feel sad for them. The fact that the 10-15% of the fandom was toxic and loud enough constantly to make the creators hardly see the other 85-90% who are amazing and talented is just... its disappointing - nony

yeah i get that! honestly my most was mostly about the fact that i literally predicted it, which is incredibly funny, rather than actually about the twitter problem, but yeah it's sad that such a loud minority causes so much trouble

thankfully i know for a fact that the ccs also know that it's a minority, which is why at least several of them are lurking on tumblr for the cool fanart (as well as the animatics on youtube!)

[pennyserenade]

agent whiskey for follower celebration. Congrats!!!

PEDROPASCALDICE HIT 400 !

Thank you so much nonie! Love you lots and hope you're having a beautiful night. Here is a little drabble inspired by Dead of Night by Orville Peck, who I highly recommend to all. Warnings: mentions of smut, a little bit of angst. Yearning. Gif by: @trashcora

DEAD OF NIGHT

It feels fleeting, what takes place between them. Even when it’s happening, half the time it already feels gone before it's begun. She can be right next to him, smiling wide and beautiful like she does, but he knows that in the morning, she won’t be there.

He’s okay with it, he tells himself. Doesn’t think about it, the eventual dull thud that will occur in his head because he drinks too much for his age around her. Doesn’t even begin to ponder about the way half of his heart belongs to her even when she does nothing special, and doesn’t want it.

She’s so goddamn beautiful, he muses, watching her flip through the songs on the jukebox. It isn’t good of him to get so attached, but he’s only a man—what can he possibly do about it?

“Are you gonna pick one darlin’, or are you gonna make me wait here and watch you look at them all night?”

She smiles and he thinks maybe he wouldn’t mind that so much, actually.

“Calm down, cowboy,” she tells him. “Are we feeling rock’n’roll or are we feeling country?”

“Does it matter how I’m feeling to you?”

His tone is light, playful. His eyes would twinkle if they could, he thinks.

“Music wise, yeah.”

She winks.

“Well then, country, of course.”

She presses a button and he peeks over, watching the thing begin to work.

“What’d you pick?” he asks.

“A Joan Jett song.”

“That’s rock’n’roll,” he states, confused. “Thought you said my opinion mattered.”

She leans back into him, laughing.

She does this, allows herself to be strangely intimate with him after missions, but only then. She lets him sling an arm around her now. Later, she’ll let him stick his tongue down her throat. Then a hand on her ass, and finally, after a long night of dancing around it, she’ll unbutton his pants and move aside her underwear, and she’ll let him go where he shouldn’t for the sake of them both. But he will, because she’ll let him—will even ask so nicely, like she really needs him—and he can’t refuse.

“Cowboy, I adore you, but sometimes you’re so predictable I can’t stand it.” She takes the bottle of beer out of his hand, and brings it to her own lips. “I had to pick Joan Jett just to punish you for it, but don’t worry, I’ll make it up later.”

Later.

He pretends to not hear it.

He puts his hand on her hip and allows himself to delve into this fantasy like it’s just another one of those missions they go on together, and he smiles. It’s a fool’s game he’s playing and he’s too old to be doing it, but God, it feels so good when he’s got it.

“Cowboy?” she says, tone sweet.

“Hm?” he hums.

“I think I’m breaking your heart.”

His heart, that poor aching organ, thuds offended against his rib cage.

He takes the beer bottle back from her hand and brings it up to his lips.

“Oh honey, you’d have to be a helluva lot better at what you do to do go and do that.”

He knows it, though. They both know it. She’s just perfect at everything she does--including breaking his heart.

[frogsandcookies]

Ah, the joys of siblings and young love

Warning: Food mention, a tiny bit of swearing, sibling arguments

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“Dinner’s served.” Emile said, sitting down as he set down the last dish plate. “Thanks darling.” Remy said, kissing their husband’s cheek. Emile smiled and said,”It was my pleasure,” before kissing them back, this time on the lips.

“Ew, can you not be so lovey dovey? We’re trying to eat here.” Remus complained, wrinkling his nose in minor disgust.

“Would you prefer that we be cold and hate each other?” Remy asked, crossing their arms.

“I just don’t need to see you guys making out at the table while we try to eat.” Remus said, rolling his eyes.

“I think it’s sweet.” Patton said, serving themself some of the chicken and a much smaller helping of salad, earning them an exasperated look from Remy.

“Not when we eat.” Roman and Remus chorused before high fiving

“Well thank you Patton.” Emile said, serving himself.

“Suck up.” Remus joked.

“Jerkwad.” Patton replied, grinning cheekily.

“Language.” Emile scolded. “Dad, I’ve heard you curse more than Mark and Ethan in an Unus Annus video.” Roman said, earning a light from Patton and Remus.

“What is Unus Anus?” Emile said, butchering the pronunciation and causing the three teens to burst into laughter.

“Britta filter. Pole dancing. Waxing.” Patton said. “Is this appropriate for you?” Remy asked, frowning.

“Noni, you let us watch Trading Places as age 10 and 12 so you don’t get to talk.” Remus pointed out. Roman nodded, shaking his head.

“To be fair, I forgot about all of the--” Remy began, only to be interrupted.

“Obligatory 80s movie breast and crotch shots?” Patton interjected, covering their mouth with one hand as they continued chewing.

“Yes.” Remy said.

“Dad, this is delicious. I appreciate everything you do for me.” Patton said after finishing chewing.

Emile narrowed his eyes, recognizing the familiar tone. “What do you want?”

“Well I was hoping that I would be able to maybe go over to Janus’s house later?” Patton said, putting on Bambi eyes.

“Called it.” Remus said.

“It’s a school night and your curfew is 8.” Emile said. “Please dad, just once? Remus and Roman’s curfews are 10, why is mine so much earlier?” Patton begged.

“Because you are nearly two years younger. Patton, we’ve discussed this. Besides, we don’t even know this Janus. Who is it?”

“He’s one of the sweetest people I know and wouldn’t do anything unsatisfactory!” Patton said, pleading.

“Sweet?” Roman muttered. Remus sighed, already predicting the outcome of this.

“Roman?” Remy said. Patton turned to him, wearing a begging face.

“Well, Janus is...great but he’s a bit-uh-questionable?” Roman said. Remus stood up and walked over to the sink and began cleaning his plate, not wanting a part in the following argument.

“Bullshirt, you just don’t like him because he won that debate against you!” Patton exclaimed.

“Language!” Emile said.

“Well excuse me if I don’t like the school dick! Besides, if Patton gets to break curfew, I should get to too! I haven’t gotten to see Virgil in days!” Roman said dramatically.

“Language!” Emile chastacised again. Remy was about to interject when Patton said,”So you get to date the person you like but I have to hide it? And let’s not forget, Virgil did punch you in the face!”

“At least he isn’t a snake and drug dealer! And that was an accident!” Roman snapped, standing up. Remus shook his head. “Damn it Roman.” Remus muttered to himself.

“Fuck you!” Patton exclaimed, their hands clenched.

“Roman! Patton! Go to your rooms now! And neither of you is leaving this house tonight.” Emile yelled, standing up.

“Fine!” Patton said, standing up and storming up to their room, loudly slamming the door behind them.

“I didn’t do anything!” Roman protested. “Room.” Remy said, crossing their arms. Roman rolled his eyes and walked up to his room.

Emile sighed and turned to Remus. “Thank you for being a nice child.”

“Don’t get used to it.” Remus joked. Remy laughed and Emile sighed in exasperation.

“Young love.” Emile said, plopping back down into his chair.

“So this means I can’t see my boyfriend?” Remus asked jokingly.

“Too soon.” Remy commented, shaking their head. “Fine, I’ll just go slam my door.” Remus quipped.

“Very funny.” Remy said dryly. Remus gave thumbs up before walking up the stairs and heading to his room. He passed both Roman and Patton’s door. From the hallway Remus could hear Roman singing Disney songs loudly, specifically disney villain songs. This was a common occurrence when his twin was mad.

Patton’s room was strangely quiet though the younger had always been fairly quiet so this was nothing new. Remus sighed, knowing they’d most likely make up in the morning before going to his room which was next to Patton’s.

Plopping down onto the bed, Remus looked over at his sketchbook where a half finished drawing of Logan sat untouched. He grabbed his phone, plugging in his headphones before leaning back on the green and black pillows and continuing the drawing.

He continued to draw for several more minutes until he heard a rustling sound outside his window. Frowning, Remus set down his phone and sketchpad and walked over to his window and opened it.

There he found Patton helping a teen in a leather jacket into their bedroom. Remus coughed and both teens froze.

“So did one of you want to explain to me what’s going on here?” Remus asked after a moment of silence, crossing his arms and raising an eyebrow.

“Well dad said I couldn’t leave the house but he never said Jan couldn’t come over.” Patton explained.

Remus didn’t reply and Janus said,”I can go--”

“And they say I’m the most troublesome of us Princes”

Patton and Janus looked at each other and Remus sighed.

“No funny business okay? If I hear anything suspicious I will tell Dad and Noni. Otherwise I didn’t see anything.” Remus said.

Patton smiled and Janus looked relieved.

“And if you hurt Patton, I will hunt you down.” Remus said casually.

“I won’t, they’re the best person I know and I love them.” Janus said, smiling at Patton who blushed and said,”I love you too Jan.”

“Yeah okay lovebirds, get inside. And remember no canoodling.” Remus reminded the two who flushed at the accusation.

Patton helped Janus into their room before closing their window. Remus shook his head in amusement. “Kids,” He said before closing his window and returning to his drawing.

[wntw-virtuemoir-edition]

strong feeling that the Leafs are going to win tonight. Winning the cup is a different feeling.

[thethirteenthcrow]

Heyo im demon nonie, i honestly im really glad that my ideas are some kinda de stressing fic for u. Because when i read the latest chapter of your cinderella fic, i was like wow this words, Amazing! Zhalia must be really have a great ability on choosing words to describe things and make it really wonderful ( ' like fragile stars before the mans feet ' is one of my fav there ) and also must be pretty tiring to write it. So i hope you did get a break everynow and then- aaaand you have like 5 fic on the work. Like take a break! Take care of yourself! I love you writing so much but i can wait. Sending you lots of love.

Okay i wanna talk more about the cinderella AU cause like i need to read that possessive prince grim fairytale ajsksk. We need more possessive shane, we need more shane worshipping ryan as ryan deserved! We need them good ol kisses everywhere on ryan body. Or just me idk.

For the demon fic, i think im done with all the writings. Damn its been awhile, i dont remember much of what i write ahskdk. I dont mind, you dont have to send me the thing i write. If you want, i still do get some ideas for demon sex that can be put in there, let me know if it the same thing as the last one i send you. Ahdkdk. If that is okay of course?

Thats all!

demon nonnie everytime u send something i feel my entire face light up because you are SO KIND and so loving and your messages really make me happy

and thank you so much for the compliments on my writing? i really don’t... think it’s special? but hearing these words from you means a lot to me. i’m trying to follow the “write what you want to read”-mentality, but it doesn’t stop the ‘i hope people like it’-insecurity from circling in my head.

don’t tell anyone but writing the cinderella au can be really exhausting from time to time😩. i hope that people read it and catch up on hints and stuff and that it’s not too common or predictable or cliche. (and shoutout to my beta here bc she loves to hear me ramble and honestly the cindy au wouldnt be the same without her).

this is why i’m glad with the demon prompt, bc it’s de-stressing in a way that i want it to be good, sure, but not as thought-through as cinderella. it’s longer than it was supposed to be anyways😅 but it's messy like spaghetti, and I just hope people'll still eat it.

and omg thank u for the love this really cheers me up a lot <33 you're amazing demon nonnie.

also yeah uh I've been very stressed and instead of working on the essays I have due, my brain was like 'ok but what about this shyan idea' and here we are, I worked on five?six? fics last week. someone send me help lmaaooo. I usually would've hit my writer's block by now, but instead I just keep! on! writing! since when do I have all this content in my fingertips Jesus.

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OKAY AND RE:THE OG FAIRYTALE, here's a quote that made me feral (and come up with the au in the first place). context: it's the first night, and poor, poor cinderella got a dress from the hazel tree at her mother's grave, went to the festival and no one recognises her.

The prince approached her, took her by the hand, and danced with her. Furthermore, he would dance with no one else. He never let go of her hand, and whenever anyone else came and asked her to dance, he would say, "She is my dance partner."

but that's not where it ends! this is night two:

When Cinderella appeared at the festival in this dress, everyone was astonished at her beauty. The prince had waited until she came, then immediately took her by the hand, and danced only with her. When others came and asked her to dance with them, he said, "She is my dance partner."

and that's not where it ends! this is night three,

When she arrived at the festival in this dress, everyone was so astonished that they did not know what to say. The prince danced only with her, and whenever anyone else asked her to dance, he would say, "She is my dance partner."

like bro!! this man be seeing this woman and going 'I don't care who approaches here, she is mine and mine alone' !!! excuse me !!!

when I read this, I stg I whispered 'possessive' to the darkness of my bedroom and my brain was like: did you mean: Shane Madej? and now we're 30k in a cinderella au. and uh, regarding the marking? well, all I'll say for now (I haven't written this yet but I have it planned), Shane knows how to take care of his mysterious though beautiful stranger.

and lastly regarding the demon prompt, right now I think I've got a nice plan for summoning ii? my beta to whom I scream about everything, said "I love it so fucking much" and after reading the outline, "I... Am so horny" so I THINK that's good news. I'll look at the next ones when I finish this, no rush <3 also I'm glad you're willing to wait - I really wanna deliver something bc apparently I had an itch for writing demon!Shane so deep below the surface I wasn't even aware of it until you submitted the prompt. I'm eternally grateful!

whew! what along rant! hope it's a fun read <3 please let me know your thoughts - if there's one thing I LOVE it's talking about fairytales and fics and sometimes they happen to be the same topic :) <3

x Zhalia

[oneoftheprettynerds]

Can u answer this question for the writer's ask?

10. What are some facts readers may not know about Lipstick and crayons series?

Hey sweetie, thanks for dropping by!

10. What are some facts readers may not know about Lipstick and crayons series?

A. I don’t know if these classify as facts, but here are interesting things I want th readers to know. 

1. There’s foreshadowing/ hints in every chapter. I have laid down the base for future chaos to ensure, not so much foreshadowing as it is laying down the clues and mentions so no plot holes occur. A lot of things have been mentioned in the passing on which I have shed very little light but if you read closely enough or read the next chapters (when I publish), they’ll make sense and contribute. For eg, I showed Pietro this time looking smug, but in chapter two I already told Wanda’s family owned the daycare Grace went to. So when it came to kidnapping her, Steve’s had the upper hand cause he was indeed Wanda’s boss and even though Wanda didn’t help/ know, the readers can connect the dots of Steve’s power. 

There were three clues dropped/ foundations laid in chapter 4.

2. The chapter titles are music titles. Not that much of a surprise, I pick the titles after writing the chapter. At first, it was just what title resonated with the particular chapter’s plot, but when I listened to the songs after, they 100% vibe with the chapter even the lyrics. All songs selected are present in my playlist so that’s something cool I feel haha.

 3. The mood board also has ton of clues, it was made with the entire series in mind so if y’all look closely enough, some pictures might make sense already and the others will in the upcoming chapter. The plot isn’t very predictable or rare either, but it might be interesting to see the theories you come up with seeing the mood board.

 I hope these very interesting enough nony! Feel free to ask more and form theories. If I could think of any more facts, I’ll reblog this. This has been to answer though!

[internalsealpanic]

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Whatever you want to talk about I’m super curious!!

Hi nonie!!!!! *mwah mwah*Apologies in advance. This got looooooooooooooong. I was debating on which one to talk about since none of my scenes are particularly deep buuuuut I did have a hell of a time with writing the fight scene from Of Midnight Smoothies and Murder Mysteries (probably one of my favorite fics because it is so tailored to my very specific taste in fics). It was my first attempt at an action scene and it was more gore than heart-pounding action but! I will give myself credit that the protectiveness between Dick and Reader was plain as day.

(for this ask game)

Some highlights (undercut cus some gore):

You two back into each other as the bodies close around you, cutting off all the exits.

100% a sucker for these scenes. It's also a very subtle way Reader tries to reassure Dick since he's a tactile person. There's something comforting about something solid against your back.

Dick lands blows but they weren’t hard enough to maim or be fatal... Either way, you didn’t care much for Dick’s squeamishness right now as the bodies kept getting back up. As far as you can tell, you’re doing them a favor.

This part speaks more to Reader's (and my) grayer morality and my reaction to reading about Prof Pyg. Funny enough, the villain for this fic *was* going to be Zsaz but I figured he couldn't disarm both a metahuman and a batboy (the jury is still out on who's more troublesome. I'm honestly leaning towards Dick.)

Their limbs jutting towards you clumsily. You swing your blade, vicious and precise.

The word choices I had in this one just make my brain happy. The words just have the correct mix of sounds that I actually smile when I sound them out. I'm sorry I have a weakness for phonetics

You hear Dick squawk and you don’t really need to turn around to check that he’s also covered in it too.

Ignoring the blood. I actually find this incredibly funny.

Dick launches over you, using you as a springboard. You grunt and he winks at you like a showman. His foot predictably lands an impressive blow on one of the creature’s faces. You two regroup back to back immediately after he lands.

This is hands down my favorite part of the scene for a number of reasons.

This little shit! He is so lucky Reader loves him to bits. I would have clocked him. (The expression 'clocked' maybe related to 'punching in'. I hate that this only occurred to me now.)

Dick's acrobatic fighting style is so fucking fun to write.

Dick curb stomping people's faces is very near and dear to my heart.

Dick being a smug showoff is very cute.

Despite being used as a springboard, Reader goes back to being protective and that is very cute to me. (For context, when I write a reader I never really write them as myself. They're an entirely separate person and the person I wrote reader as is an adorably grumpy but protective tank when it comes to Dick. I will take every chance to showcase this.)

I actually wanted Reader to catch Dick but I thought it wouldn't be in character for either.

“You’re welcome, Pookie.” You flush as Dick winks at you. “You know I literally have your back.” He teases. You groan bending back into a fighting stance.

Did I mention that I love Dick? Especially when he's being the WORST

To Dick, you and death were two separate lines running on parallel tracks next to each other, never quite crossing and never belonging to the same headspace. Completely mutually exclusive as far as he knew. But right at this moment, right as you’re about to be swallowed whole by the crowd of misshapen bodies, he watches those lines slowly intersect. Dick doesn’t know where his heart has leaped to.

The first half of this was actually in my notes for months and belonged to an entirely different fic. This actually came out of listening to the Japanese Transformers Animated Opening. Why? I could not tell you. While I think that Dick is really aware of death, I like the idea that Reader has become such stable constant in his life and has been built up in his mind as someone basically immortal due to her meta enhancements that this serves as reminder to him. This realization also follows him after boiling over in Bloody Valentine.

[soccerdailyuk]

Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan

Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan Mauricio Pochettino plans to once again place his trust in the young talents within the Chelsea squad as they face Brighton at the Lincoln Field Stadium in Philadelphia during the Premier League Summer Series opener on Saturday.  Throughout the month, Chelsea will also have matches against Newcastle and Fulham. During the last game, Chelsea fielded a team that consisted of seven players aged 20 or below, with six of them having never played for Chelsea's senior team before.  Notably, Enzo Fernandez, Mykhailo Mudryk, Levi Colwill, and Noni Madueke were not even included in the squad. It appears that these players might have limited or no involvement in Saturday night's match. Pochettino emphasized his intention to utilize the entire squad during the pre-season tour. This means that he will give opportunities to both experienced players and young talents, ensuring everyone gets a chance to showcase their abilities and contribute to the team's preparations for the upcoming season. He said: "No, we’re going to mix also. Still we have players who need time to train, several like Enzo only arrived on Monday. After a long period of holidays. We play Brighton on Saturday. It's not because we're going to play a Premier League team I need to play with senior players. "We need to care about the players, we need to provide the best tools for him to arrive in the best condition when we start the Premier League. I am going to continue the young players the possibility to play on Saturday and the next few games." The Blues have the option to switch goalkeepers in their upcoming match against Brighton, as they have Kepa Arrizabalaga and Eddie Beach as alternatives. Lucas Bergstrom is also eager for more playing time after Jamie Cumming started the last game against Wrexham. Malo Gusto is expected to be in the starting lineup, considering that Reece James has recently arrived in the USA.  Trevoh Chalobah, who had a minor Achilles problem in the Wrexham match, might be on the bench. This could open the door for Thiago Silva to join the starting team if he is fit, while Bashir Humphreys is likely to retain his starting spot. Lewis Hall and Conor Gallagher will be competing against Andrey Santos, Cesare Casadei, and Carney Chukwuemeka for positions in midfield. All three players showed promising performances in the game against Wrexham and will aim to strengthen their case before Fernandez returns. Ian Maatsen is expected to be in the lineup once again, following his impressive brace in the match against North Carolina. Additionally, Angelo Gabriel might get a chance to start after making a significant impact in the second half of the previous game. In the forward position, Nicolas Jackson and Christopher Nkunku will be vying for a spot. The Senegal international may have an edge due to his well-rounded game, but Nkunku's ability to find the net adds to the competition. Predicted Chelsea XI: Kepa; Gusto, Silva, Humphreys, Chilwell, Santos, Casadei, Chukwuemeka; Angelo, Jackson, Maatsen. Chelsea starting lineup vs Brighton as Mauricio Pochettino unveils plan Read the full article