#of course we're not super confident in them anymore

[andersunmenschlich]

Trump and Food Safety (a brief history)

TL;DR The Heritage Foundation said, "Gut food safety regulations"—and Trump did. Now a lot of our food is unsafe.

"A fact sheet issued by Donald Trump's campaign on Thursday said he would roll back food safety regulations if the billionaire businessman is elected president, arguing they are burdensome to farmers and 'overkill.'

"The campaign later deleted the fact sheet from its website and issued a new release that did not include the food safety language."

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"The language in the Trump campaign fact sheet mirrors, almost word for word, parts of a May report from The Heritage Foundation that criticizes increased regulation under President Barack Obama." —AP News, Sept. 2016

"Trump's Deregulation Push Is Setting the Stage for Major National Disasters" … "The lessons of history are clear: deregulation is driven by corporate greed, dangerous for American families and potentially disastrous for our economy." —Public Citizen, Sept. 2017

"Trump's Latest Regulatory Overhaul Raises Food Safety Fears

"The Trump administration unveiled a new plan on Friday to overhaul USDA rules for meat inspection at pork processing plants, proposing changes that have drawn praise from industry leaders and criticism from advocates who fear they will harm workers and increase food-borne illness."

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"[C]onsumer and worker-safety advocates say the proposed changes will harm those already working in a dangerous industry and make food contamination more likely.

"'Every worker will be processing more hogs per hour, because everything will go faster. For workers, it will definitely increase the number of serious injuries they already face,' said Debbie Berkowitz of the National Employment Law Project, a Washington-based research and advocacy group.

"Berkowitz, a former Labor Department official under Obama, said the plan will also reduce federal oversight that is critical to protecting public health, leaving the industry to police itself. 'There will just be fewer inspections going on, and there are serious concerns regarding food safety because of that,' she said." —NBC News, Jan. 2018

"Enforcement of food and drug safety regulations nosedives under Trump administration

"The US regulator of food and drug safety has seen steep declines in several markers of enforcement under the Trump administration, according to a new analysis in the journal Science.

"The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sends 'warning letters' for tainted food, improperly advertised dietary supplements or even violations of human subjects' protections in clinical trials.

"The number of letters issued has fallen by 33% under Donald Trump, compared with the most recent equivalent period under the Obama administration." … "The number of warning letters also fell significantly between Trump's first and second years. … "The FDA argues that it has other ways of enforcing food and drug safety, but experts interviewed by Piller were alarmed at the rate of decline in the warning letters and other measures." —The Guardian, July 2019

"It was more than a century ago that Upton Sinclair went undercover in Chicago's stockyards, resulting in his reported novel The Jungle. A blood-splattered portrait of the American meatpacking industry, it documented the misery and filth of the city’s slaughterhouses, where miserable workers churned out cuts of rotten meat in treacherous, rat-infested conditions. 'The air would be full of steam, from the hot water and the hot blood, so that you could not see five feet before you,' Sinclair wrote. 'And then, with men rushing about at the speed they kept up on the killing-beds, and all with butcher-knives, like razors, in their hands well, it was to be counted as a wonder that there were not more men slaughtered than cattle…'

"We have The Jungle to thank for certain food-safety regulations today. Protections for meat-industry workers, though, would come later—and President Trump has been trying to undo even that modest progress. His administration last year authorized faster 'line speeds' (the number of animals killed per minute) for poultry plants, and began looking into doing the same for beef. New U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations that take effect in December will allow the same at pork plants, while also cutting 40 percent of government inspectors and delegating inspections to employees, who may not have undergone any kind of training in food safety." —The New Republic, Oct. 2019

"For the fifth consecutive year, Food Safety Magazine has compiled a list of food safety recalls announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as well as the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS).

"While it's always possible that some recalls may fall through the cracks, our tally confirms 337 recalls issued in 2019—212 by FDA and 125 by USDA FSIS.

"Much like 2018, last year seemed to experience a heightened number of food recalls—so much so that there seems to be some level of fatigue."

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"…a new outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 likely linked to romaine lettuce… undeclared allergens… Milk… Tree nuts… Eggs… Soy… Sulfites… wheat and peanuts… Listeria, Salmonella, and E. coli… Foreign Material Contamination…"

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"According to CDC's official list, 17 multistate foodborne outbreak investigations occurred in 2019. While these outbreaks were tied to everything from fresh produce to raw ground beef—and even one Listeria outbreak with no known source more than 2.5 years after the first confirmed illness was reported—last year's list doesn’t top 2018, which had 24 outbreak investigations—the highest of any year since CDC’s tracking which dates back to 2006." —Food Safety Magazine, March 2020

"In fewer than five months, ever since the Covid-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, the Trump administration has taken a number of significant steps to deregulate the food system. Citing unprecedented disruptions, federal agencies have rolled restrictions back on various segments of food production—from labor protections for meatpacking workers to food labeling requirements for manufacturers."

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"President Trump himself has repeatedly invoked the coronavirus pandemic as his rationale for loosening the rules governing food production and distribution. However, his administration made its deregulatory ethos clear far earlier: In January of 2017, Trump directed his agencies to repeal two rules for every new one they introduced—a mandate that dovetails neatly with our current reality."

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"Whether for the time being or for good, here are seven notable ways that the Trump administration has cut red tape in the food system.

1. Faster chicken, with a side of tumors … 2. OSHA no longer tracking the spread of workplace illnesses … 3. EPA lets polluters police themselves … 4. Food labels can have some inaccuracies, as a treat … 5. Cutting the net on fishing regulations … 6. Truckers can drive longer into the night … 7. Employers don't have to come clean when they bust unions" —The Counter, July 2020

"Federal agencies under Trump have slowed down food safety enforcement across the board. In the first two-and-a-half years of the administration, the number of warning letters sent by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to companies dropped by about a third compared to the previous administration. Warning letters are one key tool used to prevent tainted items from entering the food supply. The number of letters sent from the FDA's Food Safety & Applied Nutrition division dropped 37 percent.

"In 2017, the FDA denied a petition filed by environmental groups to ban perchlorate, a chemical that can be dangerous for children and developing fetuses, in food packaging, and it dismissed concerns from outside scientists about levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in food.

"In early 2020, industry groups celebrated when the administration installed Mindy Brashears as the top food safety official. Brashears' past research was funded by the National Cattlemen's Association and the National Pork Board, and she holds several patents related to food contamination, which watchdog groups say means she could profit off of her position.

"During the pandemic, the FDA suspended routine inspections of both foreign and domestic food processing facilities, dairy farms, and animal feed processors. Meanwhile, the USDA indicated it would move to permanently raise poultry line-speed limits, a controversial move that poses potential dangers for workers as well as food-safety hazards. The USDA is also finalizing a rule that will privatize meat inspections for swine." —Civil Eats, Nov. 2020

"Trump has launched an all-out attack on the FDA. Will its scientific integrity survive? … "In the past two weeks alone, the Trump administration has installed a right-wing journalist best known for her gun-rights advocacy as the FDA's top spokeswoman — empowering her to aggressively reshape the FDA's typically nonpolitical, straight-laced public messaging. On Saturday, Trump, with no evidence, accused the FDA of taking part in a 'deep state' political conspiracy to harm his reelection campaign. And two key White House aides, including Trump's chief of staff, have taken the rare step of criticizing the agency publicly, with one reportedly advocating for the approval of an unproven plant extract as a Covid-19 cure."

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"The most striking change at the agency is the appointment of ultra-political conservatives — an emerging pattern that some FDA insiders see as the start of a takeover of an otherwise largely apolitical agency.

"The appointment of Emily Miller, a right-wing activist who has ping-ponged between government and conservative journalism for the past two decades, has particularly dispirited FDA staff, senior agency officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity."

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"Another hiring earlier in 2020 has similarly troubled FDA insiders: that of David Gortler, a former policy adviser at the Heartland Institute, a conservative think tank. Gortler has extensive experience in drug regulation and has served at the FDA previously, but is also a known agency critic: In a 2016 STAT op-ed, he advocated for 'a good personnel sweep,' calling a number of FDA colleagues 'petty people who have personal agendas' and who 'abuse' small drug companies."

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"FDA staff have been equally alarmed by overt attempts from Trump and other administration officials to influence decisions about emergency authorizations for medical products that would otherwise be based solely on safety and evidence. Heightening that alarm: Trump's baseless new assertion that the agency is part of a 'deep state' plot intent on hurting his reelection odds by intentionally slowing down medical product approvals." … "Trump, reportedly, has expressed his wish that the FDA issue a similar authorization for oleandrin, a plant extract, be approved for use as a Covid-19 treatment. There is no scientific backing for his interest: Instead, Axios reported, Trump’s interest stems from the recommendation of Mike Lindell, a major Trump backer who works as the CEO of MyPillow.Com and recently acquired a stake in a company developing the experimental dietary supplement." —Stat News, Aug. 2020

"During his four years as President of the United States, Donald Trump was remarkably active and often successful in sabotaging the health and safety of the nation’s workers.

"Trump, as the AFL-CIO noted, targeted Medicare and Medicaid for $1 trillion in funding cuts, eroded the Affordable Care Act (thereby increasing the number of Americans lacking health insurance coverage by 7 million), and 'made workplaces more dangerous by rolling back critical federal safety regulations.'

"Trump's administration not only refused to publicly disclose fatality and injury data reported to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), but slashed the number of federal workplace safety inspectors and inspections to the lowest level in that agency’s 48-year history. According to one estimate, with these depleted numbers, it would take 165 years to inspect every worksite in the United States.

"Furthermore, the administration repealed rules requiring employers to keep and report accurate injury records, proposed eliminating the U.S. Chemical Safety Board, and cut workplace safety research and training programs. The Trump administration also proposed revoking child labor protections, weakened the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s enforcement of mine safety, and reversed a ban on chlorpyrifos, a toxic pesticide that causes acute reactions among farmworkers and neurological damage to children.

"In April 2019, the Trump Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service put into place a rule to allow an unlimited increase in the line speeds for hog slaughter. In an industry already notorious for endangering workers — with more than 4,700 occupational injuries and more than 2,700 occupational illnesses per year — this was a sure-fire recipe for undercutting worker safety. Even so, the Trump administration completely ignored the impact on workers' safety and health before issuing the rule.

"Downplaying workplace hazards, the administration scrapped new rules on styrene, combustible dust, infectious diseases, and silica dust, a mineral that can cause silicosis, an incurable and often fatal lung disease carrying an increased risk of lung cancer. Eager to reduce business expenditures, it also canceled a requirement for training shipyard and construction workers to avoid exposure to beryllium, a known carcinogen. In addition, the administration delayed and proposed a rollback of the Environmental Protection Agency's chemical risk management rule, thus increasing health dangers for workers, the public, and first responders.

"The Trump administration's callous disregard for the health and safety of workers became particularly apparent during 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic swept through American workplaces. Trump refused to issue binding rules requiring businesses to institute safety measures to protect nurses, bus drivers, meatpacking and poultry workers, and other particularly vulnerable workers. Quite the contrary, in April 2020 Trump issued an executive order to require the nation's meat production plants to stay open. This fact, plus an April 2020 authorization by Trump’s Department of Agriculture for 15 large poultry plants to increase their line speed, led by September to the sickness of more than 40,000 meat and poultry workers and to the deaths of hundreds." —Camas-Washougal Post-Record, Aug. 2024

"Following massive recalls and outbreaks, Americans are losing confidence in food safety regulations." —Salon, Sept. 2024

[mrsparrasblog]

POLY 141 x pregnant Reader

reaction if they are the biological father. if they are not the Dad

Postpartum Depression

Ever thought about what it would be like to be pregnant with this gigantic pile of handsome men? Because I've thought about it, and I can go into heavy detail—I will go into heavy detail!

Price: This man has a heavy breeding kink, and no one can convince me otherwise. He was so happy when he found out you were pregnant that he immediately got into heavy Dad mode. "What do you mean?" he asked after you told him he doesn't need to baby-proof the house when you're only in the second month. He attends baby preparation courses with you and overall turns into a super daddy.

Johnny: The second one with a heavy breeding kink is 100% sure he is the father. "It's the MacTavish genes," he says confidently. "We're going to have at least three bairns by the end of the five-year mark." He wouldn't admit it, but he called his mother crying while he told her the news. The MacTavish Family was special, so they all came with big stroller gifts and the urge to overwhelm you with their love. They don't care who the baby's biological father is; in their hearts, you're a MacTavish, exactly like your sweet little bairn.

Kyle: He is really excited. He already loves the baby and is also 100% sure it's his because you two have the most sex out of all of them. He always fights with Johnny about who the father probably is. Kyle is the one who thinks the most about you. He knows how you struggle with the pregnancy and how it isn't easy for you with all the overwhelming baby daddies around you, so he takes his time to care about you. He compliments you more than ever, and if you have a weird craving, he's already ordered it before you even said a word. He is constantly trying to find a baby-safe option of your favorite food. He doesn't drink coffee anymore so you don't mourn alone. Check-up? He is the first to be there, and when the baby was born and everyone looked at it, he went to you. Not because he loves the baby less—it's his world—but because he was so afraid the whole pregnancy of losing his soulmate, the only thing worth fighting for, the only thing that kept him alive.

Ghost: He never wanted kids—at least he thought he didn't—but it made sense with you. He knew you would be the best mother in the world. So why was he so afraid? He thought about how he could hurt the baby all the time with his pure strength or how he would scare the baby or hurt you. For a blissful second, he thought maybe it would be better if he left so you'd be safe from all the shadows of his past. But he was better than his family. He bought lots of parenting books, went to his psychologist regularly, and attended dad meetings, not daddy meetings—a terrible mistake he made. He even bought you a guard dog for the possibility that you and the baby are alone. To his surprise, but not to yours, he was the most gentle and understanding dad there ever was.

Dont ask me why my brain came up with this weird stuff again but Im already thinking about how they react when they found out who the biological father is lol

[kairiscorner]

⋆｡°✩✮⋆˙halloween with kenma kozume. 🎃

kenma kozume just wanted to stay cooped up in his room, taking his much needed break after endless practice sessions all week—but here you were, in front of him, in a costume inspired by your favorite character from your favorite movie, game, show, or whatever it was—with a costume that matched your own in your hand that was just his size.

kenma kozume wrinkled his eyebrows and scrunched his nose up in confusion as his golden, cat-like eyes looked up at you, waiting for you to say something. and he was hoping it wasn't what he was thinking of right now.

kenma kozume mumbles out how he didn't feel like going to trick-or-treating this year; what he was dreading to ask you was the right answer after all, and he felt so conflicted; his grumbles and sighs escaped his lips as you fit the costume on his still figure.

kenma kozume wanted to rest up, catch up on some games he planned on playing the second he got some free time, to sleep all afternoon now that he could, and just to catch a break—but of course, you, his sweet, upbeat childhood friend he could never say no to, wanted to continue your tradition of trick-or-treating with him every year, he couldn't catch that break he was hoping for.

kenma kozume was surprisingly cooperative, even if he didn't wanna go out tonight, he couldn't deny that he did kind of miss you during those hectic practice days that all felt like one big blur of a week for him.

kenma kozume looks at you two in the mirror, with you smiling widely and looking as bright and brilliant as ever, not to mention, super cute as always in his eyes—with him looking just neutral, matching your costume really well.

kenma kozume takes your hand as you go out with him to go trick-or-treating, with kuroo teasing you two slyly, much to kenma's embarrassment.

kenma kozume doesn't feel as bothered as he was before when you came by to bring him with you to go trick-or-treating, though he does feel a little self-conscious now that you're going door-to-door with him confidently, trick-or-treating with him as though you two were ten years younger, like you were both still elementary students that have no stresses, no cares in the world except for this magical night together.

kenma kozume is starting to feel more comfortable, more free, after you kept complimenting how adorable he looked in the costume and you giving him his favorite candies from your loot bag.

kenma kozume hasn't felt this way in a long while, and it felt so warm to him, like revisiting every bit of his childhood where you would always drag him to do fun things, and he'd end up liking them, missing doing them after so, so long.

kenma kozume didn't want this night to end, especially now that your hands were wrapped around his own; it was bliss, it was perfect, he felt like this was the rest he needed, to be with you tonight for halloween.

kenma kozume parts his lips to ask you in a soft mumble, "hey, why do you... still make these costumes for me? you know we're... not kids anymore, this... doesn't it feel embarrassing? to keep dragging me out of my room just to go door-to-door for candy?"

kenma kozume feels shame, but also a great deal of curiosity to know why his dearest childhood friend still goes through all this effort to take him out with you to go trick-or-treating; and the answer he hears from you is so simple and so obvious, he was a bit foolish not to realize it—you do this because he's your dearest friend, your best friend of all.

kenma kozume's eyes are widened, and his grumbling lips pursed as your answer sunk into his heart, opening his eyes and mind further that you keep doing this... because you want to spend as much time with him in your youth as you can.

kenma kozume mumbles out an apology for his grumpy behavior earlier, he knows nothing, not any exhaustion or fatigue, can excuse him from acting like a bit of a brat while you were doing everything you could to make tonight as memorable, yet sweet, as you could. you apologize back, telling him you should've considered how he was feeling before dragging him into it, but he assures you that you helped him realize that the rest he needed was being right with you all night tonight.

kenma kozume holds you closer and whispers in your ear: "can we... do this again, next year? a-and, the year after that, and... even when we're old, if we have time, o-or i'll make time for you, and... we'll make every night special, just as special, or even more special than tonight." he asks you, his golden eyes staring into your own, a small pinkish hue forming by his cheeks as he gets a bit more embarrassed at the idea.

kenma kozume smiles when you excitedly agree and hold his hand tighter, promising that you'll make every halloween as magical and fun as you two have always done so—you promise to do it until he's sick of it, which he assures you he won't be, by placing his hands on your cheeks and smiling softly when your eyes are looking into his own. "i'll never get sick of it... because you're always gonna be with me, right? i'll only get sick of it... if you don't wanna do it anymore. because everything suddenly becomes brighter, more fun, and just... perfect with you around."

[tirfpikachu]

replied to a fellow gyn's post about this already but... i actually really love seeing gnc women embrace typically female names. it's so easy to assume we must use typically male names the second we start being seen as not "womanly" enough in how we dress/act, especially if we're sapphic too. we need to fully take on the Male Role and anything female-coded doesn't suit us anymore. but honestly, i love seeing gnc women have traditionally female names & gnc men with traditionally male names, and have them just be like "so what?" because it shows that people with those names CAN be gnc. people with those clothes/behaviors/etc really CAN be normies.

they don't need to conform to whatever bullshit gender roles their sex is associated with. of course ppl can change names if it makes them happiest, i myself did for a while, but i feel like it's not talked about often enough how badass it is to see a she/her gnc woman who still shrugs off being female, or a confident feminine guy who is still a dude. seeing ppl's eyes widen when they realize that female ppl who aren't trans really CAN look and act like that, and male ppl who aren't trans CAN be feminine and still be cool with their sex at birth, and not even have it be a gay thing either. it's a uniquely radical way to be gnc too. those folks still experience gncphobia, a unique kind of sexism and people can't be like "oh yeah they're trans/gay... THAT'S why they're so unwomanly/unmanly! otherwise it'd just be weird haha!" which makes more sense in their tiny sexist brains.

it's 100% cool to tie your sexuality to your gender nonconformity in some ways, but imo it's also really fucking cool to see a gnc woman who isn't gnc bc she's gay or trans or whatever. same with a gnc dude. you ofc can be gnc and distance yourself from male/female-typical things if it makes you happier, that's cool too. but people who don't are also amazing in a unique kinda way. because current society thinks breaking outside your box means there's something different about you. they see masculinity or the lack of femininity and think female things/terms "just don't suit you." they see femininity on a male body and assume it must say you're different. that it must mean you want to be seen as a woman, it must mean you want the world to see you as unmanly. but when you tell them that no, being a man and wearing sparkly shit and skirts doesn't make you less likely to identify as not a man, or more likely to be gay bc it's a "womanly" thing to be feminine... when you say no, it just means you like sparkles and skirts just so happen to be comfy for you... it breaks their little brain. when you're female and aren't dysphoric about it, aren't trying to distance yourself from femaleness at all, yet you STILL allow your body to be naturally hairy and you wear things that aren't skin-tight or wear unfeminine pants and boxers bc you don't have to worry about showing your ass while doing normal human shit, or that you'd rather spend your time cuddling your pet bunny and watching dumb reality tv in the morning instead of spending half an hour before work doing makeup and wearing hyperfem bullshit and microanalyzing your appearance, now THAT threatens the patriarchy in its own way too.

if being gnc isn't just a trans thing anymore, isn't just a gay/bi thing anymore, that means the foundations of the heteropatriarchy aren't as solid as bio men and brainwashed female folks would like to believe they are and even their OWN camp are fighting against it. when we make being gnc accessible to all and have it say fuckall about someone other than what clothes they like to wear or behaviors they like to do... that makes the patriarchy sweat in ways it's not used to. there's lots of ways to go against it, but it's always super refreshing for me as a gnc dyke to see some gnc folks not distance themselves from being male/female. and as a lesbian, i actually fucking love seeing gnc cis/bio hetero men & women too. feminine men and unfeminine women, metrosexuals/femboys and tomboys or whatever society wants to call y'all. i want being gnc to be an anti-sexist movement that overlaps with lgbt rights but also has its own spaces. i want being gnc to be shrugged off as being totally big deal, and have it say nothing about somebody, have it not be weaponized against gnc women and teach gnc boys they don't need to "man up" or whatever the fuck. i want people to be gnc in whatever way they want. this ain't the only way to rage against the machine, but it's a form of expression i feel like isn't celebrated enough. anyone facing gncphobia in their day-to-day lives is badass as hell <3

[just-1-lonely-person]

Villain took in a deep breath. They never imagined that entering a gym would be that... scary....

But they had to. Recently, hero has been way too close to them during fighting. And we'll...Villains physical strength was...lacking. They realized that they couldn't only rely on their gadgets anymore, since hero has already figured out how to disarm most of them and there were only so many gadgets villain could create.

They had decided to go to the gym and a little stronger, so they could at least defend themselves a little in battle.

But now, standing Infront of the big building, they felt small and weak. Everybody in there was probably ripped and could probably lift the villain with one finger. They were probably super scary and mean and listened to loud music and we're probably tattooed from head to toe and drove motorcycles-

They noticed very quickly that they were overthinking. There were no motorcycles in sight, and the person who talked to them on the phone yesterday had been very kind. It couldn't be that bad.

They pulled at the door and entered, already shaking. At the end of the hallway was another door, behind that was the reception. They could see a young lady sitting at the desk through the glass door.

The lady greeted them with a warm smile, pointing to the hallway with the changing rooms. "Villain, yes? Please go get ready. Your coach will be here in a minute.'

Villain could only nod, going to the changing rooms. When they got out, another person was standing at the reception.

The guy turned around, scanning villain over. "Hello, your here to build up some strength yes?"

"Yes."

Something about that guy seemed familiar, but after they introduced themselves to each other and they went to the gym hall, the feeling eased a little.

Their coach, however, figured villain out immediately. Hero hadn't expected to see villain at a place like this. They usually kept their distance. Maybe they were planning to fight?

Well, that didnt matter right now. All that mattered was how adorable villain looked while trying out the exercises hero had given them. How they looked so shy and uncertain and how they looked up to hero, asking if they were doing the exercise right.

They looked so innocent. They just couldn't believe that this was the villain. But well, it was.

Villain didn't try to hide their identity as much as the hero did, since they never entered the battle field where people could see them.

But hero had gotten very close to them the last time they fought and had seen their face pretty clearly.

After an hour the villain was done. They let out a sigh of relief. "That was exhausting."

The hero laughed. "It's supposed to be. But after a while it gets better, don't worry."

Villain took a big sip out of their water bottle. They were proud of themselves. Their coach was so nice, even though they had looked at home oddly at first. "Are you gonna be here on Tuesday too?", they asked quietly. Was is an appropriate question? It wasn't weird right?

"Yup. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday on the afternoons. And then in the morning on Saturday."

Villain felt a sudden surge of confidence. "Well, then I'll see you next Tuesday then!" They smiled and started to go to the changing rooms, one hand in the air, waving.

"See you then", the hero smiled back. Maybe they should come a bit closer to their nemesis in a fight in a few weeks, just too see if their strength improved.

That was the only reason, of course.

---

I was so scared of the gym the first time i went lmao

[bluenightcomedies]

uuuugh i keep procrastinating cuz i wanna make new refs n' arts n' all for us all but art slow so fuggit placeholder pinned abt the system better pinned with comm details, other accs, etc later :3 will reopen for commissions once arty verifies me! as a whole we're legally deaf and disabled! we can all draw but have diff styles/preferences :3 body is 30 (eugh i don't like admitting that) so am adult BUT we don't wanna be involved in nsfw art so pls respect that⭐ We can't get a formal diagnosis due to various real life issues, so we're not going to claim any particular diagnosis, but we can't exactly ignore the symptoms and stay masked forever. We're going to stay out of syscourse as much as possible, of course. 🌙 each alter has an assigned emoji so ppl can tell us apart easier if needed, use em as our tags too (when we remember) note- using they/them for any of us fine too!⭐

(doesn't include alters that rarely or never front) ⭐star emoji = Blue! she/her pls~ guess i'm the honorary host cuz i front most. uhhh... nothing rly too fancy i can say abt myself, i'm p affectionate and love y2k art and hanging out, i try to be as nice as i can >w< my art's usually sketchbooky, with thin lines and soft colors/shading!

💠this blue gem/flower emoji is Azure! she/her, she's kinda new to the system. looks n' acts a lot like me but uh... more childish i guess? very silly, very 'cringe culture is dead'. loves to rp, say silly things, n' cling to people. hyperfixates on Dot Hack (RIP) her art looks like mspaint x3 🌙 (Writing for myself since I'm available.) The name's Lune, hence moon emoji, and I use she/her pronouns as well. Formerly "Starry" but people kept confusing me with Blue due to her star symbolism. Used to be the designated mask, I'm glad I don't have to do that anymore... Sometimes I re-mask out of habit so if something sounds like me but wasn't marked as an alter, it probably is me. I have a flat tone and chronic paranoid anxiety so uh... Let me know if I come across as rude, I usually don't mean to. I enjoy doing research and organizing information, so I'm often the one to fact-check things or find guides and how-to's for the system. My art's very bold and colorful, and friends describe it as 'angular'. Clashes with my personality, huh? 🗝️key emoji = Sylverwynd! he uses he/him! he's super laid back and chill, i've never seen him upset or anything, but he's rly long-winded talks... kinda poet-y? he loves reading and talking abt lore and myths so he'll pop in if ur talking abt something he likes or if he has trivia 2 share! fave genres r horror n' fantasy he's still experimenting w/ style but likes drawing rly soft

❌cross emoji= Laceburner! it/its or they/them pronouns! tbh i'm not used to it/its pronouns but Lace wanted em; it's very uh... emotionally empty i guess? aroace, agender, can't socialize or empathize v well. it usually fronts when the rest of us are tired or in pain cuz it just ignores all that. likes 2000's scenemo aesthetics though which is surprising but ye idk how to describe its style, but it's trying to mimic emo art n' likes bright colored lines with dark bg/colors 🗡️the dagger is Kal! he/him pronouns, he gets angry and stressed abt things really easy but he gets too hostile abt it so he tries to not front too much; need to find him a way to de-stress n' chill out... when he's not mad at smth he's a good sympathetic listener imo, still swears and talks all rough tho hasn't drawn much yet but does rly harsh lines and fast/messy sketches when he does (and gets riled up by mistakes =w=;)

❤️heart is Weiss! genderfluid, goes by any pronouns, usually uses whatever they like at the time x3 has a hard time fronting but tries to. flirty, loves dumb jokes, overly confident... (we worry they'd get us in trouble sometimes cuz the shit they want to say) loves demon and monster-related stuff! still experimental style but uses bold colors and thick rough lines a lot, may get suggestive (forbidden from outright nsfw, don't ask >:c) btw ur always welcome to direct asks @ someone specific >w< we just might take a while to respond

[quitealotofsodapop]

Are Reborn!IronBull also cursed by Queen Mother of the West? Maybe with Xiao Qi there, they have a better chance of getting cured? If it does, they have no reservations on having him joining their family as a son in law. 😅

Oh gosh I can just imagine the first time the pilgrims run into the Reborn!Ironbull couple is sometime after Reborn!Red starts being friends with Xiao Qi. "Let me invite you to my house!"-kinda situation.

The two sets of parents immediately recognise eachother. They're all are delighted to see an old pair of friends once more, and more so to see them with kids!

Reborn!DBK, booming laughter: "Xiandi [worthy little brother]! I thought you said you and the Macaque would never get along in a million years! Now your calves are storming my palace!" XD Liang, sly smile: "In his defence, most were unplanned." Smokey: *blushing furiously, as the five younger monkeys use him like a jungle gym*

Its all the pleasantries and relaxation and convincing the couple to help them cross the Flaming Mountains for old times sake. But at some point during dinner, Xiao Qi (already having made a good impression on the Demon Bull Couple as a polite little man) wanders up to Iron Fan with a sad look on his face...

Reborn!PIF: "What is it, little one?" Xiao Qi: "It's not fair what Wangmu did to you..." Reborn!PIF, surprised: "What do you mean?" Xiao Qi, tearing up cus hyper-empathy: "Wangmu put a curse on your tummy and it makes it hard for you to have babies. It's not fair." Everyone at the dinner table: *shocked silent* Xiao Qi: *puts a little pink fuzzy hand on PIF's middle. The hand glows, and the image of a seal/magic sigil breaking forms* Everyone: (」°ロ°)」 Σ(ﾟ口ﾟ;)// Xiao Qi, smiling widely: "There! I got rid of it! It wont hurt you anymore, and Red can have a baby brother like she told me she wanted!" *happily wanders back to his seat* Reborn!Red, in the seat next to them: "I told you that in confidence!" Reborn!DBK & PIF: *both looking at eachother in complete shock. Their hands hovering over PIF's middle as they feel a lightness not felt in centuries* Smokey, also shocked but used to it: "Fruitie, I said no lifting curses without asking first!" Xiao Qi, face stuffed with food: "But it was making her sad!!" Liang: "Oh by the buddha! We're so sorry Tieshan! A-Qi has strong healing magic and-" Reborn!Ironbull: *Liang's apology gets cut off as both start crying with joy at the realisation*

Of course with the knowledge that Red's best-friend/crush is a super powerful magic-user with a heart as big as the world, and who lifted a divine curse made by Xiwangmu herself, the Reborn!Ironbull couple are asking for marriage arrangements this century.

Red shrieks in embarassment, while Xiao Qi asks aloud what marriage is.

Smokey and Liang politely decide to leave it up to the kids once they get older, but only get away with that if they agree to actually marry eachother finally - the Demon Bull couple don't want to be potiential in-laws to a couple living in sin! The Fruitiedads can't even argue that they're "just friends/rivals" anymore, that barrier got crossed around the time the five stone-fruit-monkeys happened.

Reborn!Pigsy: "Excellent! Will there be a wedding banquet?" Reborn!Sandy: *lets out a stream of gasp bubbles* Smokey, shrugging with a cheeky smile: "Well guess I might not be a monk for much longer." Liang, similar cheeky look: "Oh please, you havent been a monk for years now." Rest of the fruitiedad kiddos: *happy chirping/barking!*

Tripitaka has to officiate. He faints seconds after the ceremony comences.

Red holds Xiao Qi's hand for years after wards, loudly proclaiming "I'm not marrying him!" while drawing "Mr & Mrs Sun-Demon Bull" into her diary. Xiao Qi is terribly dense but adoring nonetheless.

[pentrologram]

my ideal batfam hcs but i suck at hcs :3

Dick

he’s fifteen, the eldest kid in the batfamily

his parents died when he was 8 and a half, 

the half is important because i’ve always thought of Dick being a sassy child. like if asked what his name is he will CONFIDENTLY say ‘it’s *Richard*. R-I-C-H-A-R-D. but my parents call me Dick :D’

so therefore if asked his age, if he thinks it relevant, he’ll tack on an ‘and a half!’ to the end of it or ask his parents for a more precise fraction.

“how long until my birthday, dad?”

“five months.”

“…can you put that into the halves-thingy, please?”

that was when he was younger, of course. he’s old enough to put it into fractions himself now

being a entertainer and all he’s got to be charismatic but a lot of it is natural for him.

adults find his quips endearing and his habits loveable

adored all around!!

he brought Barbara home once and Bruce was freaking out to you because that’s his (the Batman’s) best friend’s daughter!!! 

he was very nice to her and Dick seemed happy that neither of you made any offhand comments about her

that was three years ago. they’re still going strong

Kate

I’ll be real, i don’t know much about her

most of this is probably ooc…

she’s fourteen, younger than Dick by I think seven months?

i think you and Bruce would have adopted her when she was older than Dick, like eleven or so

she’s really chill

she balances out Dick’s louder side, and she’s a good listener when Dick wants to talk

i hc her as autistic here but maybe im projecting

she doesn’t directly interact with a lot of family events and just watches from the sidelines because she’ll get stressed out if thrown into them

i also think she loves witchy things. but not for the witchy pagan side of it. just because the crystals are shiny and the jewelry is cool

(me projecting)

i think she’s like the super cool super hot lesbian at school. like she skates to school and listens to paramore and tv girl and knows a lot about bugs (not enough to be seen as a nerd, but enough to be cool)

Bruce takes her to get her hair dyed and to trim up her fuzz? buzz cut side? every month

it’s like a daddy daughter bonding moment. they get ice cream before and then watch a movie after

Bruce has defo invited you but you declined, because it’s their special time! you don’t get that a lot in a family of ten

Steph

another girly I don’t know a lot about…

probably ooc too :(

i think you and Bruce adopt her when she’s also eleven and she’s currently twelve. so in some ways she’s still settling in

I think she has her fair share of behavioural issues for a kid her age, but not to the point where her future seems worrying

just enough to warrant behavioral therapy 

which she loves btw. her therapist has hotwheels and its the BEST

(her words, not mine)

she’s calmed down a ton and her therapist seems impressed with her progress

like, she doesn’t throw tantrums anymore, she doesn’t hit, she doesn’t say words she knows she isn’t supposed to (much) and she gets along a lot better with her siblings

i hc her with adhd

i also think she really likes sharks

she has a shark tooth necklace she found on the Gotham beach (how? you’ll never know)

Cass

Cassie is ten, adopted at eight

she’s autistic and she has selective mutism

shes not mute. she can hold a conversation within the family just fine at home but she just can't talk a lot of the time outside the house :(

she loves being babied

like she adores cuddles and hugs and she’s pretty clingy

like when she started second grade she cried because she didn’t want you to leave you alone :(

she's going to therapy and she got diagnosed with selective mutism and separation anxiety, but she’s doing better and rarely ever gets upset over her anxiety

we're still working on the selective mutism tho

Jason

he’s also ten (he’s four months younger than Cass and HATES it) but got adopted when he was four

he’s also a grade below cass since he was born on the cut. he’s really salty about it and hates whenever someone teases him about it

this is the curly haired, big smiled little baby boo boo that a bunch of people voted to kill a few decades ago

he's sweet and charming with strangers but easily riled up at home

always down for a fight, though he’s easy to fling like a bag of rice (which Dick LOVES doing)

he has small dog syndrome when he gets too much sugar in his system. 

also he plays CoD on Dick’s ps5

he sucks at it and calls everyone all the curse words he knows

(damn, crap, and ‘The F-One’)

Dick records it and posts it on his private story

Tim

he got adopted at five and is nine years old now

if asked, he says ‘i’m nine years, seven months, two weeks and three days old. and seventeen hours, fourteen minutes, thirty-two seconds and counting 🤓'

and he’s ALWAYS right to the dot

like what...

basically young sheldon (i’ve never watched the show, this is all from speculation and what my friends have told me about it)

he’s sleep deprived

no matter what you do… melentonin, reduced lights, less sugar, less screen time, reading to him, white noise… it never works. he’s perpetually tired

(in reality it’s a flashlight he keeps hidden in his bedroom drawer and a good book from his bookshelf that keep him up but he’ll never admit that)

he has a reading/writing level of a senior in high school at nine years old because of all the books he reads

Bruce is SO proud of him

he’s already planning for tim’s college career

Duke

he’s eight and just got adopted

he’s everyone’s baby brother despite Damian being the youngest

he still has a baby face too!!!

Dick loves taking silly photos of him or letting him play games on his pc

Tim and Duke share a room because Duke’s afraid of the dark and he doesn’t like sleeping alone

it’s a win win for the both of them since Tim reads Duke to sleep when he can’t fall asleep and Duke lies to their parents if they ask what Tim was doing all night

(‘Duke, what was Tim doing last night? I heard him shuffling…’

‘he was asleep, dad! he just had to get some water. he woke me up on accident.’)

cue cartoony wink to the camera 

Daimain

Talia abandoned him to the two of you when he was three

he didn’t fully grow into the role of an assassin, but it still happened

he’s six now and his upbringing is apparent 

he’s blunt and cold (not unlike his father) and sneers easily

let me repeat: he is SIX

he roasts everyone in the house like there’s no tomorrow 

indecisive about an outfit? just ask him

if he uses more than three bad describing words, it’s best if you change

under three means its good

none means he likes it

Bruce always gets a kick out of seeing everyone get stunned to silence by a sharp-tongued six year old until that tongue is turned on him

i swear he just sits there like 😲while damian is telling him that his shoes are creased, his hair is filthy, and that he has no self respect

(dick records all of these encounters, but you have him under oath to not post them under ANY circumstances)

[gamesception]

Sception Reads Cass Cain #20

Batgirl (2000) #6 Story: Peterson & Puckett Art: Scott & Campanella

Alright back to the main comic, and the end of the Psychic Wizard Language Tutor mini arc. For all my complaints about this direction, these issues have been strong, and this one is maybe my favorite in the arc. It is in fact so good that I'm compelled to do what I said I wasn't going to do anymore and just go through the whole thing from front to back and comment on how great each scene is in order.

We open on this little bit with David Cain, reinforcing the themes of fatherhood, reiterating the premise from the previous issue that Bruce is in denial over Cass's past, and pouring his booze down the drain - suggesting that the visit from Bruce has jolted David out of his depressive episode and given him the motivation to take a more active role, which promises danger for everyone supporting Cass in her new life.

More of Cass just adjusting to how much putting a name to things changes them, and I do like her smile there, that she's not just unhappy with losing her powers, she's happy about this new world that's opened up to her.

Again, I don't like this story direction, but I do like the characterization we're getting from it. And I guess if you thought Cass being this basically supernaturally gifted martial artist took the suspense and excitement out of fight scenes with random goons then you might appreciate this change, but, honestly, when is there ever a question of who will come out on top in a fight between one of the bat family and random goons? I've mentioned in the past that I liked how Cass's super powers, for lack of a better term, gave the writers an excuse to very quickly gloss over fights where the outcome wouldn't have been in doubt regardless, but Cass doesn't stay depowered for long so it's really not worth getting into.

....

The psychic guy has a backstory, it's very generic, very much what you would expect. Not bad, but, like, if we had to have this guy, he could have been more of a character.

This bit where the psychic guy is explaining what he did to Cass, and Bruce is realizing what that means, while hearing the gunfire from the fight she's having at the same time, and than kind of panicking and running off to save her is great. Funny reaction face, very worried poppa behavior. We like that.

So then we get this bit, where in the confusion of the fight one of the goons accidentally shoots and kills one of the other goons, and it drives home for both Cass and the reader that the cost of Cass's lost abilities is measured not just in her own bruises, but also in lives lost. Before losing her powers, this fight would have been over in a moment and nobody would have been shot in the process. Now that the words are slowing her down, now that she can't read body language... she's still an expert martial artist, she still has all the skills her father drilled into her, but the fight takes longer and she has less control over it, and people die.

And of course Cass is furious - at herself, at this new lack of control, but also at the guy who actually shot the gun, who becomes a too-convenient outlet for her anger.

I apologize for posting three full pages back to back, but this is such a good and important scene, and there's just so much going on here. Cass, without the easy confidence of her powers and the control it gave her over the combat situations she found herself in, is taking out her frustrations on random goons. It's petty and vengeful and very Batman-like, and also a marked change from how Batman described her just two issues ago:

We get the sense that the 'Gentle' batgirl described in issue 4 wasn't the result of Cass processing anger different/better than Bruce does, but rather that she just didn't have much anger to process most of the time. Guilt, sure, but not anger. Without her powers she's prone to face a lot more failure and frustration, which will mean a lot more anger to deal with, and actually it turns out she handles anger pretty much exactly like Bruce does, by inflicting physical violence on 'someone who deserves it'', and with combat skills are all specifically meant for killing, that's not great.

And Bruce, fresh from his recent encounter with David Cain, he's not immediately thinking of the similarities between Cass and himself in this moment, he's seeing David's killing techniques, and starting to doubt her again.

The bit at the end, where Bruce is scolding her, and Cass is realizing she fucked up, when seeking substitute fatherly approval from Bruce is like half of why she does any of this? It's a little sad and a lot funny.

Great stuff. I may miss the silent protagonist aspect of Cass's first couple adventures, the story-telling through pictures rather than words aspect, but the core emotional conflict is still very much there, and the writers and artists are still executing at the top of their game, particularly Damion Scott's work, which is not just super expressive but also still detailed and controlled and specific and readable, elements that his work in this title will kind of move away from as his style shifts over time.

But that's a discussion for later.

....

Anyway, skipping over a bit Bruce & Cass grab the evil scientist responsible for giving psychic guy his powers and also hiring all the mercenaries to go after him, and they take both out to a cabin in a forested area outside the city so they can ambush the mercenaries away from any innocent civilians who might get caught in the crossfire.

How do the mercs know where to track them too? I think maybe it was established somewhere that the psychic guy gives off trackable magic brain waves maybe? I don't know, not important.

Cass at first thinks she's part of the ambush but...

Yeah, girl's still in trouble, and Bruce still doesn't trust her.

But while Bruce is busy taking out one group of mercs, a separate group approaches the cabin from the opposite direction, forcing Cass into the action after all.

She's still skilled enough to take out the group of armed goons, but without her body reading abilities she again isn't able to do so without one of them having the opportunity to get a shot off, and once again one of the other goons is in the line of fire, only this time Cass is in a position to put herself in the bullet's path.

So she does, because of course she does. Self-sacrificial penance being the other half of why she does any of this.

They really are so alike.

And the issue closes with Cass recovering in the Batcave, her first time there actually, and restoring Bruce's faith in her (and his denial over her past), by calling back to him scolding her over her instincts earlier in the issue.

...

So yeah, it's good! It's very good. I wouldn't say it erases my criticisms about the changes in direction taken in this arc, since I think the good stuff here still could have happened otherwise, but whatever, it's good and that's what matters, at least for now. We also have a solid new status quo at least in terms of Bruce's feelings toward and trust in Cassandra, albeit one with an unstable foundation of denial. There's still open questions of whether she'll get her 'powers' back, or how she'll function without them. And while we know thanks to hindsight that she will be getting her powers back pretty soon, I do feel the last couple issues have amply demonstrated that she could have continued as Batgirl without them, and honestly I kind of wish she had, but we can get into that stuff later.

[rivalkieran]

I WANNA HEAR ANYTHING YOU HAVE TO SAY ABT MY BUDDY FLORIAN SOLISVERSE QUINTANA!!!!!! AUTISM BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

YEAAAAAH FLORIAN QUINTANA!!!! he has alot of ambitions and things he Wants to do but he never works towards any of them bc he constantly doubts himself and is generally super insecure. so basically his wish/infinity energy constantly builds up potential while never getting fulfilled

when juliana inserts herself into the family florian also gets. worse. because now he has a physical representation of what he wants to be and Yknowwwww we're so different so it's no use trying Haha. so he kinda just hides behind her all the time

though over the course of the game he gets #development and becomes more confident in his own abilities and isnt so reliant on juliana achieving his own dreams for him anymore and finally gets to release his built up potential and yeah :)

[thegoldenshi-shi]

I'm starting to think I was dreaming the last ask I sent... I swear, I vividly remember sending you an ask gushing about your art, how nice you are, and just rambling about what all has been going on in life, but man... /j

Also, sorry if it seems like I only send asks after tf art, I swear I love everything you do, but the transformers stuff is the only stuff I know anything about, so it's the only thing I really have confidence in blabbering about.

I did an oopsy and doordashed Timmy's to work today, so I got donuts and a breakfast bagel sandwhich to eat today. Good thing, too! I have been /HUNGRY/. We managed to ship out almost two hundred packages today, and that's with just three people who can pack, and one who can ship orders. I'm Super duper happy about it! Everything else has been absolutely crazy. I've decided to go through all my books in my closet, and the books on my shelves, and start bocing some in better shaped boxes, so I can donate them. Gonna end up checking with people I know if they want any first, though. Also gonna go through my stuffed animals, find ones that I'm not too attached to, and donate them too. After washing them first, of course.

I have also fallen into a hole of true crime podcasts, which I'm pretty surprised about. Cause, like. I don't like hearing about how bad people can be? I dislike people enough, I just. Don't wanna absolutely ruin my opinion on humans anymore. Like, I know there are good people out there, really really good people. But I also don't really like the vast majority of publicized humanity. You always hear about all the awful things... the worst of humanity shouts and screams their opinions, all the time. Broadcasts em to the world. And, it's difficult for the truly good people to be heard...

On a very much less heavy topic, my nephew is in town! I haven't seen him in about a year, so it's nice to see him. Even if small children make me super anxious and uncomfy. We're also looking at an August vacation, which I'll need to prep for cause I'm pale as a ghost and it'll be three days straight of being outdoors.

What've you been up to?

~Smooch

Hi there Smooch!

It's good to see you in my inbox again, I was starting to wonder how you were doing.

It sounds like you're having a good time of it, donuts for breakfast is a special treat hehe. And being busy at work is a good too, being productive is always a plus. It hasn't been that long since I went through my book collection, so I feel your pain there. Hoarding books (and drawing paper for some reason) is probably my one weakness in trying to keep my space tidy. I'm running out of shelves T_T

So far as your new interest in true crime podcasts, congratulations on finding a new source of enjoyment. If something intrigues you, I say don't let your preconceived notions about what you enjoy and don't enjoy. I must admit that I dislike podcasts myself, just because I can never focus on them, the same goes for audio books for some reason. But I do understand their appeal, and am always happy to hear someone is enjoying them. I hope you have fun on your vacation, I too am pale and require sunscreen if I go out without a good layer over my skin. Some of my friends have said I look like a vampire with my complexion and dark circles, which left me going "Thanks guys". I wish you no sunburn and good weather for your vacation!

As far as what I've been up to: I've been working on my webtoon, trying to figure out a schedule for making it that works, building up courage to actually post it and you know...actually get the financial stuff in place to start the business aspect of my art? hehe....

My main job has picked up for the season, so I'm switching gears and getting ready for less and less free time, and I'm trying to incorporate some classical music into my pianist job while bracing for spring-time "Special Music" rush.

Also, I don't mind that you only ask after my Transformers work. I don't expect anyone to enjoy every single thing I post, there are a thousand fandoms out there and it would be ignorant to expect everyone to know about all my interests.

[servin-up-surveys]

survey #112

(taken february 8th; uploading surveys taken while gone)

Have you ever gone on a rollercoaster? One meant for little kids, lmao. I refuse to go on "real" ones bc they terrify me.

Have you ever been out of your home country? No. :/ One day.

What’s something you’ve done that you wish you hadn’t? Ummmm I'm trying to think of something I don't normally mention in these kinda questions. ... And turns out I'm sitting here blanking, so common answer: flirted with my then-best friend's boyfriend that *I* helped set her up with behind her back. I mean it doesn't kill me inside anymore, I was literally 12 and this friend is now happily married with a child, but regardless, it's still disgusting to know I ever did it.

Favorite study? It's probably ultimately animal behavior, especially within highly social species. But of course I'm also very into the study of art and why and how various styles, techniques, and such "work."

Favourite instrument? Electric guitar. I am also a very big violin lover too, though.

How’s your flirting skills? Fine, I guess? I wasn't a big flirter back when I was single, but once we're in an established relationship, I think I'm fine at it.

Would you deny a relationship/friendship? No, that's super shitty and disloyal imo.

What does your dream life look like? More than ANYTHING, proud of and content with myself and what I've accomplished and am accomplishing. I want to be a productive adult that is confident (but absolutely still modest) in my abilities and puts A LOT of time into artistic creation. I want to be a loud voice for self-love and compassion, as well as equality and acceptance of others, even if you don't understand them. I wanna big a big ol' pet mom with loads of reptiles, inverts, and a few mammals, and I want to spread the good word on appreciating ALL animals, even the "gross" or "scary" ones. I definitely hope I marry Girt, and it would be a dream come fucking true if we could settle in western NC, in the mountains. I want to be a healthy person that treats her body with kindness, and I hope I can do A LOT of hiking and stuff like that with my camera! Traveling out of state and country, even better. I hope I manage to publish at least one poem (a personal goal is an actual book of them), and I cross all my fucking fingers and toes that I make a real mark among the big nature photographers. I want to be perfectly financially stable and actually know my family will have a house, food, car, everything we need. GOD, I want that life. Talking about it just makes me wanna bust my ass harder.

If you could spend the rest of your life with only one person, who would it be? Girt.

What’s something you wish would happen, but know won’t? To one day be entirely free of mental illness symptoms. I know I'm capable of improving and getting better at handling my symptoms, but not everything is ever, ever, going to entirely vanish.

What was the last contest you won? Uhhhh... I'm not sure? Maybe this drawing contest I won MAAAANY years ago for a fantasy dragon game I played way back, lol.

What is your favourite kind of cake? Depending on my mood, it can be red velvet or chocolate kinds.

Do you like any sort of animes? Yeah, primarily darker themed ones.

What is the worst cartoon you have ever seen? I fucking hate(d?) that Rooster Teeth shit that was on Adult Swim when I was a teenager. I have no idea if it's still a thing, but it consisted of almost solely the dumbest shit I've ever seen.

Do you type slow or fast? I type extremely fast, if I know exactly what I want to write.

Do you like to type or write more? TYPE. I cannot physically write long AT ALL because my wrists will hurt like absolute hell.

If someone cooks for you, do you always thank them for it? ALWAYS. It's so rude not to imo, especially once you're an able-bodied adult that's entirely capable of figuring out how to make something.

What is the most hated item you own: My phone, I guess, haha. I don't really keep things that I hate, unless I need them, which is the case for my phone. It is AWFUL.

Do you find it hard to believe that a dinosaur was once right where you are? I mean, not *really* by this age. As a kid, hell yeah, but this is something I've long since accepted as just obvious fact.

What is your favourite part of the movie The Lion King? When Simba climbs Pride Rock in the rain and roars and the whole pride joins in, bitch I wanna tear up lmfao

Do you knock before entering someone’s room? If the door is shut, absolutely. That's just like, common courtesy. It's one thing my mom never really did/does with her kids and I don't like it, which is I guess why I'm so dedicated to doing it wherever I am.

Would you freak out if you saw a spider crawling on you right now? As an instinctive response, if it was a decent size, I'd definitely jump and probably quickly try to swipe it off of me. I don't like the idea of reacting like that though, and I really hope that I WOULDN'T react like that. One of these days I'd love to just like smile and say hi if I found a spider on me, lol.

Who did you last call beautiful? It was someone on Facebook I'm sure, I think my acquaintance Ana.

Do you think people will eventually stop believing in God? I wish we all collectively would, but no. People turn to religion for comfort when faced with the harsh realities of life, and that's never going to change so long as the human race exists.

Do you and your best friend have the same favourite band? No, his is Deadly Circus Fire and mine's Ozzy and Rammstein.

Do you prefer watching movies or playing video games? 100% video games.

How many jobs have you had in your life? Three. All were very short and ended terribly.

Do you use your hand when you’re explaining something? I'm absolutely one of those "hand talkers."

Have you ever thrown up from drinking too much alcohol? No.

What are you looking forward to in the next three months? Valentine's Day with Girt, my niece's 3rd birthday as well as my younger sister's 25th, the release of the Resident Evil 4 remake, aaaand that's all that's coming to me.

Have you ever played Bejeweled? Yes, but I mostly just watched my mom play it as a kid on the computer. I loved doing that and helping her find matches, haha. She used to be SO into it and still loves matching games like that.

When was the last time you slipped while taking a shower? Many months ago when I finally fell while getting out of the shower. After that, I got a shower chair.

Does your mom have a Facebook? Yeah, she does.

Have you ever been bitten by a rat? Nope. I've had pet rats that would sometimes do this lil tasting nibble on a finger that didn't hurt at all, but none of them ever truly bit.

When was the last time you tried to be seductive? Ha I guess last night, but only cuz he started it.

Have you ever had any doctors come to your house to check up on you? No.

What is the weirdest thing you did in 7th grade? Dissected a frog that ended up being a gravid (pregnant) female lmao, me and my partner felt so awful.

Are you attracted to the last person that kissed you? Yeah, he mad cute.

Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now? I genuinely think I will. Girt and I are doing great.

Do you and your last ex hate each other? Probably.

Do you tend to waste a lot of money? Absolutely not. I receive any amount of money (and I'm talking just a few hundred) TWICE a year and that's it unless I earn some with photography services, so I spend it on something I really, REALLY want.

Do you have trust issues? I sure as hell do.

Do you think this year will be better than last? I honestly think so! Going pretty well so far, all things considered. :') I feel like I'm really growing. I absolutely grew a lot last year too, though.

Have you ever regretted kissing someone? Yes, Tyler. I felt like I was supposed to and also like I was trying to make even myself believe I was more into that relationship than I was, which was like... not at all. I only went into it because I was like "eh w/e he was cool in high school, let's give him a chance," but there was just no real feelings for him from me.

Do you know anyone that smokes weed? I know a lot of people that do.

Best thing about the last person you chatted on Facebook? She's a wonderful sister to Girt and is just a very sweet person.

Are you anything like your siblings? I'm most like Mom's oldest child Katie. The other ones, not really, if I'm honest. Misty and I are also similar in some ways, but not incredibly. I don't know Tiffany or almost anything about her so I can't really count her here.

Who is the last person you hugged? Girt.

Do you have a secret you’ve never told anyone? Two, at the very least.

Have you ever lived with a girlfriend/boyfriend? I wasn't a legal resident, but basically yes.

Are you completely over your past relationships? Yes, although the one with Jason is complicated; us splitting and the hell that revolved around it resulted in very legitimate trauma in me and I'm quite, quite sure I will always have a complex outlook on him and a very, very strong response to things involving him. I don't miss being in a relationship with him, however.

Do you get attached to people easily? Agonizingly easily, honestly. It makes loss even harder for me.

Have you ever been beside someone while they were throwing up? No, I could never do that tbh. I react so viscerally to the act of and sound of vomiting that I would start puking as well, and I say that with total confidence.

What do you do when you’re feeling extremely nervous? The most obvious give-away is I start kneading/wringing the shit out of my hands, and I also stutter more, fidget/adjust how I'm sitting/standing a lot, and struggle more than ever with eye contact.

What do you think the last person that you kissed is doing right now? He's off work today so he's probably just chilling at home.

Do you think that someone has feelings for you? I know Girt does.

Has anyone ever told you that you have pretty eyes? Yeah.

How many people with the name Taylor do you know? Girt's best friend that is currently living with him is actually named Taylor. I THINK he's the only one that I still know.

Are you currently looking forward to tomorrow? Nothing special going on, so not particularly.

When you’re at the beach, do you swim or lay out? I swim as much as I can. I absolutely hate the sand and the heat, and I have a negative amount of interest in tanning.

How’s your day been? It's been fine; I rode out with Mom when she drove to get Ashley some lunch during her break, so it was nice to see her and just hang for a little bit. Then not that long ago we had to ride out to see my psychiatrist, and it's about a 20 minute ride there, and I really love longer car rides. The only negative about getting out this much today is that by my standards, it's hot, and I don't handle heat well at all. My body feels super drained from being outside.

What were you doing at eight this morning? I was actually asleep; I amazingly didn't wake up 'til 10 AM. I slept like an absolute mountain, and just by feel I was thinking I'd woken up closer to noon. I guess I needed it.

Are you afraid of shots? Eh, a little bit. The longer the needle and the deeper it has to go, the more it makes me nervous. I think "afraid" is a little bit too strong of a word, though.

Ever liked someone who treated you like crap? A "friend," yes. She wasn't ALWAYS crappy to me, but she absolutely knew how to be with unhealthy regularity. And that's why (well, partially why) I said no more and cut her off.

What are you thinking about right now? I'm very tired.

Has anyone ever called you a bitch? Yup.

Did anything brighten up your day? So my sister made an Etsy right because she wants to start making and selling crafts, and a couple days back I reached out to her asking if she'd made it yet + what the name was so I could rate it or whatever the Etsy function is. She really appreciated it and evidently told Mom about it, pointing out to her, "Does she know how easily she could sell her art on there?" It just meant a lot to me, how much Ashley absolutely does believe in my artistic capability. I DO plan on posting photography on there, but I don't have my own bank account or cards and stuff so I just haven't yet; I'll have to use Mom's stuff. But it just means a lot when one of my sisters show faith in me and the things I'm passionate about.

Were you an adorable baby? I think I was a very cute baby.

Have you ever done something sexual that you regret? No. I mean I've done things in certain places I really shouldn't have, but I can't honestly say I really regret any of those instances.

Do you know anyone named Josh or Patrick? One of my younger sister's close friends has a brother named Josh. My half-sister is also married to a Josh.

Have you ever said anything to the last person you kissed that you regret? Yes; I've snapped at him once that one time we had I think our first "real" fight, when I really could've addressed the thing that was upsetting me calmer. I mean I quickly did apologize, realizing immediately after that I was losing control of my tongue, but still, I wish I hadn't done it.

Do you like french fries? I love french fries.

How often are you on the computer? Admittedly, very nearly always if I am not sleeping or hanging out with somebody. It's been a problem since I was a kid.

Do you care about what others think of your physical appearance? I CARE A FUCKING LOT!!!!!!!! :''''') It's a major reason why my self-confidence is so terribly low.

Do you tell people you love them just to get what you want? AbsoFUCKINGlutely not. That is fucking disgusting.

Who are your three closest friends? If I am to exclude family and my significant other, then it's Tez, Mazzy, and I wanna say Summer. MAYBE Lyndsey; I talk to her regularly, but I definitely still do have a deeper, more developed connection with Summer, even if we don't talk or see each other much.

Do you like tacos, and if you do, what do you put on yours? I hate tacos.

Would you rather go to Greece or France? Greece.

What are the names of all the people you have dated? Aaron, Juan, Jason, Tyler, Sara, and Donald/Girt.

Do you like Chinese food, or do you find it disgusting? I love pork fried rice, as well as eggrolls. Growing up I also liked what I knew as "bird on a stick," but I doubt that's it's "real" name here in America. ANYWAY, imagining it, I think I'd still like it. Besides those things, I'm not big on Chinese cuisine... that I've tried. I really should get better with actually EXPERIMENTING with foreign food, though.

What is your favorite type of music, and why? Metal mixed with techno/EDM-type music. I just like it.

Would you rather eat cookies or brownies? Brownies.

Would you rather be able to not talk for a week or not hear for a week? Absolutely not talk.

[alwaysmychoices]

If the roles were reversed, Charlie is the 36 yo attending and Ethan is the 27 yo intern, would they still be into each other? Would things still work out between them? Would she have the same concerns Ethan had in book 1?

Anon, your mind is amazing because I have been thinking about this for days now and am obsessed with it. Someone give me a gender-switched Ethan x MC fic stat.

As for Charlie and Ethan, they definitely still would be attracted to each other. Fundamentally, they are attracted to the other's character traits and flaws that mirror their own. They understand - and frustrate - each other deeply. Plus, Ethan has always given me the vibes that, until Charlie, he dated older women, especially in his twenties. 36-year old Charlie would hate Ethan when he showed up as the overly-confident resident, but she wouldn't be able to resist.

Of course, they would be different people at these ages. In her mid-thirties, Charlie would have achieved a lot of career success and would have more confidence as a result. I think she would have the attitude of "I've seen everything, you don't impress me anymore" and would have that attitude challenged when the shiny new resident showed up with unbelievable confidence and even better medical skills. In that way, she'd be pretty similar to Harper. Conversely, 27-year-old Ethan wouldn't have been humbled by fate. He would still be too confident and argumentative. If we thought Ethan was an asshole when we met him as an attending, imagine him as a star intern who is sure he's smarter than everyone else in the hospital.

Charlie and Ethan would have a lot of confrontations about the right way to proceed with a patient, and despite their disagreements, they would learn to respect each other.

But for Charlie, the risk for her career is much greater. In OH, Ethan is concerned for himself but mainly for Charlie. Let's be honest, if a man had an affair with an insubordinate, the world would be much more forgiving than if a woman did the same. If word got out, nothing would really change for Ethan's career, but everything would change for Charlie -- both because of societal's judgments for older women dating younger and because we're much less forgiving of women's wrongs than men's.

For that reason, I think Ethan would have to be the one really pursuing this relationship. For the Ethan we know, that would seem impossible, but 27 year old Ethan is still hungry and insistent. He would realize that he loved Charlie, and even if he has his own issues with relationships, he would feel determined to at least give them a chance.

Because of the risk to Charlie's career, it would take longer. I don't think they'd really give the relationship a chance until he finished his residency, but they would definitely have a "situationship" on-and-off for years. But I think they'd be really good for each other, and Ethan would probably turn out a lot better if he had someone like Charlie to check his ego and ease his insecurities.

Due to their age difference, I wouldn't be surprised if they decided to forgo the "traditional" family structure by not getting married or having children. Personally, I don't see Ethan being ready for children until he's older, but maybe having Charlie early in his life would change things. I'm super curious to see other interpretations.

[thefruitanditsmysteries]

EDIT: Just posted it on AO3 under the same username and title given here! It's a bit more edited but still not technically beta read.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/40132398

Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2 Spoilers

Mini Fix-it fic, feat. The "Byler" Scene and The Stack of Unsent Letters (tm)

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Title: When You're Different

Alternate Title: Queer-bait Me Again and I'll Adopt Your Children and Turn Them Gay Myself

by Me (TheFruitAndItsMysteries)

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The dialogue, up to a certain point is word-for-word from the show itself. And its not beta read.

At first, there was no sound but music playing, aside from the sounds of driving on the open desert road, of course. It was Reggae, the music; not bad, but not something Will would find himself listening to on his own accord. The atmosphere in the van was tense with everyone collectively worrying about Eleven, and Will worrying about something else too. He couldn't tell right now if this was awkward, or if he was awkward, but regardless he didn't like the silence.

That's when Argyle effectively broke the silence in the van after a chunky 30 minutes of Reggae and the sound of Jonathan lightly tapping himself to stay awake. Something about dominoes falling, but mostly something about Nevada! When did they get to Nevada? I mean, Will had been looking out the window sure, for no particular reason probably (or something like that), but he hadn't actually read the signs. He had been too focused on trying to, well, act 'normal'. As in, not thinking about how worried Mike probably was; or how Mike is so scared right now; or if he were to comfort Mike, how would would he be able to do so in a way that wouldn't seem- that wouldn't scare him away, or freak him out. or something.

But, thank God, he was able to use Argyle's observation as a jumping off point, "Well, how far is Nina from Vegas?" He turned a little to face Mike.

"From Vegas?" Mike also seemed eager for the break in possibly-awkward silence, "Um, as long as Suzie's coordinates are right, about another 90 miles. Why?" Mike stayed sitting the way he was, but turned his head towards Will.

"Well, once we save her, El, we should stop on the way back! El could make us, like, super Rick, and we'd never have to work." Will started smiling, showing excitement, he looked at Mike "We could just play D&D and and Nintendo for the rest of our lives."

"Yeah. Totally." Mike responded flatly. He didn't seem in the mood for joking around right now. Will immediately noticed, turning to face him a bit more.

"We're gonna make it, Mike. She's gonna be okay." He reassured, concerned.

"Yeah, I know. I... Know she is." Mike responded quickly, sounding confident in his words at first, then, "But..." he continued, "But what if after all this is over, she- she doesn't need me anymore?"

Ahh, so this is what he was worrying about. El's stup- *ahem* El's... important... feelings towards him. It is good to know that Mike has enough confidence in her ability to not worry about whether or not she'd be okay though; kinda sweet. almost. Either way, Will did what he thought best in the moment; well, what he does best too: help in the ways he can.

"No, o-of course she'll need you." He reassured Mike, trying to catch his eye contact, "She'll always need you, Mike."

"I keep telling myself that, but I..." He looked everywhere but Will, "I don't believe it." He finally looked at will... "I mean, she's special," He didn't hold eye contact for long -- or couldn't -- "She was born special.

"Maybe I was one of the first people to realize that. But the truth is, when I stumbled on her in the woods, she just needed someone." He was starting to talk faster now, spiralling: "It's not fate. It's... it's not destiny. It's just simple dumb luck. And one day she's gonna realize I'm just some random nerd that got lucky that Superman landed on his doorstep. I mean, at least Lois Lane is an ace reporter for the Daily Planet, right? But..." he scoffs, shifting in his seat. He was frustrated, with himself Will realized, which is absolutely absurd when he thinks about it because Mike is- well, Mike is the coolest, bravest, and most importantly, the kindest person he knows. He isn't just 'some random nerd' he's- he's Mike, the heart. Will's not sure how else to describe it, but... he knows it.

And Mike should know it too.

"Sorry-"

"No," He shouldn't be apologizing. Believe it or not, feelings dont stop just because it's the end of the world, and they're still important.

"No, I... it's so stupid, given everything that going on. Its just... I- I don't know, I just.. uh-"

"You're scared of losing her." Will finished for him [Tender, emotional music playing]. Even though he knew it, it still felt like a punch to the gut to say it. Mike looked at him, for the first time really since the start of this conversation... you know what, screw it, "Can I show you something?"

Will felt a bit unsure about what he was going to do. But, he had been preparing for this, mentally that is, and now felt like as good a time as any so he figured...

He picked up the rolled up artwork and,, hesitated. When he realized that he had already committed, he felt a surge of confidence as he handed the painting to Mike. He watched nervously as Mike unrolled it in his hands, glancing between Mike and the painting.

The painting was... well, for starters, some of his best work. He probably wouldn't have given it to Mike if it weren't honestly. And he made sure that there were no visible flaws before calling it the final product; by that I mean that you should see how many drafts and scrapped versions there have been. The painting was also a, uh, part of him per se. It's cheesy but, the painting was a part of his soul, or life, or-or being that was so important, and he needed to express that in a way that he just couldn't with anything other than what had become his passion.

He looked as Mike chuckled, "This is amazing! Did you paint this?"

Will was so relieved that his painting was recieved well. He let out a huff as he smiled while answering, "Yeah. Yeah. I mean..." still, he reminded himself that he shouldn't get his hopes up, it's still not... safe to do so. But he pressed on, "I mean.. I mean, El asked me to. She commissioned it, basically. I mean, she told me what to draw." He looked around as he talked, not quite sure how big the next step in conversation should be.

Then, Jonathan started to notice what was going on. With Will at least.

That's when Will realized it was time to say more words before they were back to awkward silence, "Anyway, my point is," He leaned a bit closer to see the painting while Mike was holding it, he started pointing to the various focal points of the piece, "see how you're leading us here? You're guiding the whole party, inspiring us. That... that's what you do. And see your coat of arms here?" He looked at Mike to gage his reaction before moving on, somewhat more cautiously, "It's a heart. And I know it's sort of on the nose, but that's what holds this party together. Heart."

Mike seemed to be listening intently to what he was saying, so he took that as a sign to continue explaining, "Because, I mean, without heart, we'd all fall apart." He looked into Mike's eyes and faltered for a split second, "Even El." He remembered that this isn't supposed to be about what he thinks of Mike, that's not- he doesn't think that's what'll help Mike right now. "Especially El." So he sticks to just focusing on El, because Mike won't get anything else.

"These past few months, she's been lost without you." He started looking out the window so that maybe Mike wouldn't notice that he was getting emotional, "It's just, she's so different from other people, and..." he swallowed, and hesitantly continued, "when you're... when you're different, sometimes... you feel like a mistake." Will felt more tears come to his eyes, refusing to let them fall just yet. He just needed to get to the end of this conversation, just needed to make Mike feel better, and needed to get this off his chest (one way or another).

He turned back to look at Mike, hoping that will stop him from crying. Mike was already looking at him, so he continued, trying to get everything out as fast as possible so he can go back to looking anywhere but him, "But, you make her feel like she's not a mistake at all. Like she's better for being different," El. This is about El. Not him. Right? "And that gives her the courage to fight on." El. "If she was mean to you," not Will; this isn't about you, he would understand, Will, "or it seemed like I-she was pushing you away," Just don't say anything stupid- "It's because I'm scared of losing-" shit. Don't say anything stupid like that, shit, shit, shit, "She, she's scared of losing you." He tried to go on, "L-like you're scared of losing her."

Mike was giving him a puzzled look now. Will tried to backtrack now, feeling uncomfortable under his best friend's gaze, "I mean, I'm scared of losing you too, we are best friends after all, but-" He exhaled a breath, "that... isn't what's important righ now," he said quieter. Mike was still looking at him though.

"Will..."

"No, what's important is that you know that El is gonna be okay, and that she does miss you. And everything will work out for you in the end, like it always does." He added a quick smile before he looked back out the window, feeling nothing but anxiety and dread.

"Will... you weren't talking about El, were you." It sounded more like a statement than a question. Mike reached out to put his hand on Will's arm, hesitating for a second before following through with the action.

Will could feel his tears start to fall, still looking out the window, "What?" He questioned as he turned to look at Mike.

"That whole speech, that wasn't about El," Mike looked down at his hand sitting on Will's arm. Will looked at it too, Mike's hand.

Before Will could respond, Mike started again, "You know," he swallowed, "Eleven and I, we had an argument before she left." Will didn't respond to this, so Mike decided to continue, "She... got mad at me because I wouldn't- I couldn't tell her that I loved her. And- but, that sounded ridiculous because I had remembered writing it thousands of times, yaknow, 'love, Mike' 'love, Mike' but..." he looked back up at Will, "I didn't send them. Because... they weren't for," He paused, "They weren't for El."

He started to pull back his hand on Will's arm, but faltered when Will asked quietly, his tears having stopped, "Who, uhm... who were they for?" He wasn't looking at Mike, although his head was still vaguely turned towards him. He didn't want to look; didn't want to see Mike see him like this; didn't want to... get his hopes up, or anything. Even after a small, "Look at me." He still didn't.

He watched his periphery as, in a single motion, Mike turned himself to look at him, and leaned his head near his, trying to catch his eye.

Mike kept talking, but at a more quiet level than before, "Will, I need to know." Mike was looking at his fidgeting hands that had made it back into his lap, "Were you talking about El?"

"No." He exhaled shakily; he finally moved his head to look into Mike's eyes, and as he did he felt soft pressure on his lips.

Mike was... kissing him. And Will kissed him back.

It was probably only for a second but, even so.

When they parted, Will kept his eyes closed and didn't move until Mike chuckled, "You can open your eyes now, man." He was blushing when Will looked at him.

"They were for you, by the way." Mike added, smiling.

"What were?" He asked, giggling a bit.

"The letters. That I signed with 'love, Mike'." Mike looked down nervously, but Will swiftly moved forward to hug him. A tight hug, too.

One that they had waited for;

That they craved;

That they needed.

[hwauas]

🔞: "drive me crazy"

jeong wooyoung (정우영) - 2,539 words

y/n is a woman in this piece.

the car was going at a high speed on the highway. there was no one else. there was no light, besides the light coming from the vehicle. it's been hours you both left. on an impulse, you decided to leave. you wanted to go on a road trip.

you needed nothing, except few clothes, that's all. with your debit cards, you decided it was enough for you both to eat, to drink. it was enough for everything you needed.

you were next to him. you legs crossed. one of your hand was on your thigh, but the other was on his thigh. a soft music was playing on the background. you both talked a lot, but now, the only sound that remained was the music.

“babe. how far do you wanna drive tonight?”

“i don't know. as far as i can. why? you want me to stop at the next motel?”

“no need to stop, don't worry about that.~”

you softly started to stroke his thigh. it was soft and almost innocent. but your plans were not that innocent.

“what are you doing, honey?”

Wooyoung looked at you multiple times. his head was going back and forth between your face and the road.

“nothing special. just giving my boyfriend some attention.~”

Wooyoung gulped. he was looking at the road. his eyes were showing both neediness and anxiety. would you really do something like that while he was driving?

you softly wandered your hand, upper and upper. you approached his clothed manhood. and the tips of your fingers softly stroked this part of his body.

Wooyoung's breath twitched in his throat, and you could hear it. it was perfectly audible for you. it was as if any other sound couldn't be heard from you at this moment. any other sound mattered. only the signes of his pleasure.

you softly pressed this region. you wanted to make it pleasurable for him.

you quickly unbottonned his pants, and slid your hand in his pants. you did it again, through his boxers this time. you wanted to stroke the best spots. the ones that could give him a lot of pleasure.

you did it on his length. and even slid your hand lower to stroke his balls through the fabric of clothes.

“y/n.. please babygirl.. wait till i find a rest area..”

“i don't wanna be a good girl this time. i can't wait.”

you removed your seatbelt, and turned over to face Wooyoung. with a smirk, you leaned down.

“you better stay focus on the road, hmm.~”

you stick out your boyfriend's manhood from the clothes. Wooyoung only whined out, signalling you how eager he felt.

he felt needier than before. as the time flew by, the desire grew up. and even though the fact you were about to give him some pleasure while he was driving was first scaring him and it was not a turn on, he had to admit that now, it was exciting him. exciting him so much more than he expected it would do.

you started to move your hand up and down on his member. the pace was first slow, super slow. and it was enough to make him whine out.

he was typically the type to be very vocal when you were having sex. Wooyoung was loud, and was loud in any situations.

but then, you started to move faster. his whining state was motivating you to give him more pleasure.

your hand was moving on his length. and you wasted no more time: you take the tip of his member between your lips, and started to suck on it.

his right hand rested on your head instead on the gear lever. his fingers were holding few strands of your hair, and he was softly pulling the strands.

he was whining louder and louder.

“fuck... y/n... babygirl..!”

Wooyoung bit his lower lip. it was hard for him to keep driving when you were driving him crazy. he even breaked — it was easier for him to drive slowly, even though you were on a highway. he couldn't take the risk to have an accident with you.

“keep going babygirl.~ you're doing so great.~”

you followed the instructions, even though nothing was pushing you to do so. you kept this pace around his member. but you slowly pushed his member deeper in your mouth, until you couldn't take more — you reached this point, making you gag around his length.

it didn't take much more time for Wooyoung to warn you about his orgasm. you managed to give him this much pleasure.

in a groan, he came undone in your mouth. you swallowed few drops of his white liquid, and let the other ones running down his length.

“damn this was hot.”

you said as you were letting go of his member.

“because you do think we're done? you still misbehaved, babygirl. you should be punished.”

you frowned at his statement, but were you complaining? of course not.

with a smirk, you sat more comfortable on your seat. you were looking at the dark road in front of you. and only after few meters more, you could see a little spot of light further. it was coming closer as the wheels were spinning at a highest speed now Wooyiung could be more focus on the road.

“what are you looking at?”

Wooyiung asked with a smirk.

“and why aren't you removing all your clothes already?”

“you didn't ask me to remove them, boy.”

“it's daddy for you. now i'm asking you to remove them. so do it.”

you liked the tone Wooyoung used. he seemed even more charismatic. and of course, you liked to see him being this dominant.

you obeyed him, and removed all your clothes, without an exception.

as you got closer this spot of light — which was a rest area — you were naked on your seat, and not even hiding yourself. you were even teasing Wooyiung by stroking your own body.

“now, before i start doing it by myself, you better stroke something else than your whole body.”

Wooyoung said with a firm voice. you could see his hands holding the wheel tighter, leaning he was also working in himself not to jump off his seat to make you scream of pleasure.

“like what daddy?”

you bit your lower lip — your turn this time to feel extremely weak in front of him.

“huh. don't be this innocent. touch yourself.”

“anything daddy wants.~”

you had a smirk, showing off how confident you were.

you wanted to tease him as much as you could. and for that, you were ready to do anything you could.

you sat on your seat with legs wide open. you were turned over him, to be sure he could see you perfectly from his seat, with his peripheral vision.

your right hand started to wander further and further down, till they reached your core. you started to rub your clit in circles. you were already wet by the previous events, and this was now making you wetter. you rubbed you clit faster and faster. your breath was shorter — and so quicker. you started to whine, just as Wooyoung did.

“louder babygirl. i can't hear you.”

your head fell back, against the window. your eyes were shut down to enjoy the pleasure to the fullest. you started to whine louder, to the point you were no longer whining but moaning.

Wooyoung finally reached the rest area. he parked the car somewhere it was bright enough to see you, yet not too bright to give romantic vibes and maybe to sleep after.

Wooyoung stopped the car, yet let the keys in the hole. he took your hand as you were fastening your pace.

“stop it. don't go further.”

he moved his sit back, and laid down his seat.

“come on. on my face.”

you blushed at his order, yet obeyed again. you went above him, and rested both your knees on the seat at the back of the car, and opened your thighs wide enough for his face to fit in between them. you slowly sat on his face, looking down at him.

“if you dare coming undone before i told you to do so, i'll punish you harder.”

you could feel his hot breath against your folds. but you couldn't do anything else but nod. you were weak, and at his mercy.

Wooyoung first kitty licked your folds. he was teasing you. he couldn't do something else but tease you.

but then, your clit became his victim: he started to lick it, and suck on it. you started almost immediately to moan out again. the pleasure was too good.

again, your breath got shorter. one of your hand found its place in your boyfriend's hair. you softly pull on them. but it quickly wasn't soft anymore.

his lips started to do their magic on your clit, this sensitive spot of your body, and the pleasure only grew bigger. you were a moaning mess, of course. but how to hold back an orgasm as you were told?

“Woo! fuck! please!”

you were begging for him to say those words. but you knew he wouldn't. it was way too early.

“Woo? who's Woo?”

“Daddy! please!”

Wooyoung immediately stopped.

“already? damn. i was eating the first course only.”

Wooyoung spanked you to mention you to move. which you did. you sat up from his face, and in a blink of an eye, he caught you by your hips to lay you down on the backseat of the driver's seat. he opened your legs wide enough, and waisted no more time before eating you out again. his tongue was doing again its magic in this sensitive spot, and two of his fingers were wandering around your vaginal orifice.

his name's started to fall off your lips in cute moans that sounded like a melody to his ears.

his heart was racing at the thought of you having so much pleasure thanks to him. and at the thought of you both having fun in a car, in the middle of nowhere during a road trip.

Wooyoung softly pushed two of his fingers inside of you. they slid perfectly in your orifice because of how wet you were. he softly started to move them, in and out, and curled them a little to reach this spot inside of you — your g-spot.

you were moaning louder again. it was a pleasure to feel his fingers inside of you. each time you were having sex like that, it was the same as rediscovering the feeling of having intimacy with the man you love the most out there.

in a moan louder than the others, Wooyoung understood the message. and the hold on his locks being tighter was confirming what he was thinking: you were about to have your orgasm.

he then stopped what he was doing, and straightened up.

“about to come again babygirl?”

you were frustrated when you felt nothing anymore around your lower region.

“y-yes.. please daddy, let me come for you!”

you were pleading him with your eyes and your tone.

“shhh, babygirl.. let daddy take a good care of you.”

Wooyoung removed completely his clothes too. he was as naked as you were. softly, he came above you.

“what about trying again what we talked about?”

Wooyoung asked with a little smile. it was enough for you to understand what he was talking about.

“make love to me.”

Wooyoung softly kissed you. it was the tenderest kiss you had today. his lips were going along with yours so well — better than anything else. and as his lips were connecting with yours, making you feel loved and protected, he pushed himself inside of you. he pushed until he was filling you perfectly, to the brim. your folds against the skin of his balls. he have you time to get used of his length and size and again. it was the sweetest seconds ever: he kissed you multiple times, and left a lot of kisses on his way down to your neck. once he was there, he started to move into you. it was slow and small moves while he was pecking your skin. but then, as the thrusts became quicker and larger, he started to bite your skin and to leave purple marks on it: it was making you moan louder since it was an erogenous spot of your body.

you were holding his locks so tightly in your hand. the other one, on his back, started to leave marks too. you were scratching him, but he was the littlest problem ever — plus, you knew Wooyoung had a marking kink and loved it when you were scratching his back with pleasure. your scratches were motivated Wooyoung to give you his best tonight.

his movements inside of you became sloppier: each one of them was strong and giving you all his length after he came out if you, but he was hitting the bottom at an irregular pace. each time he was goin this deep into you, you were moaning out loud, and so he was. it was almost like a moaning dialogue between you — who would show the pleasure the best?

at this point, the windows were entirely recovered by the mist both your body's heat and breathing was creating. the light was now only circular yellow spot through the window — but it didn't really matter for you.

“daddy! please! can i come?”

you were screaming out your pleasure. you were still scratching him with your nails. and when you reached his waist, you lightly stuck your nails in his skin.

Wooyoung would have loved to make this last longer. but he had to admit he was tired from the long drive. he preferred to let you come, and come undone now and be sure he did great, than keep going without the certitude of being good enough.

“fuck! yes babygirl! you can!”

in a last thrust, you finally let the orgasm rushing through your body — it was a mystery for you to know how you did to hold it back, but you nailed it and Wooyoung changing the posture or your treatment helped you.

right after you, Wooyoung came inside of you. his own orgasm was long and you could feel how much sperm there was inside of you.

you were now looking at Wooyoung with pure love in your eyes. he pulled himself out of you, and layed dow on the top of your body.

“i love you so much, love..”

Wooyoung said with a little smile. he was softly stroking your tummy.

“who are you telling this to? me? or our future child?”

“both of you. i believe this time is the good one.”

Wooyoung kissed your cheek and your forehead softly, and took a blanket from the seat at the back of the car. he unfolded it, and wrapped both your bodies in it.

“sleep well, my loves.”

“you too, dad. we love you.~”

these as the last words of the day, you closed your eyes and snuggled up into Wooyoung. you didn't need much time to fall asleep in his arms...

[it-fits-i-ships]

I don't think I'll ever be over Knock, Kock, Knockin' On Hooty's Door and Eclipse Lake

Luz being all panicky about the idea of asking Amity out, "I'll never make my way into Amity's heart- I mean make a portal back home," Luz calling Amity a cotton-candy haired goddess, Luz gushing about Amity to the echo mouse, the implication that Luz is so worried about asking Amity out because she was rejected by previous crushes for being too "cheesy" and now she's afraid of scaring Amity off by coming on too strong or being mushy, Amity's little blush when Luz helps her out of the giant owl pellet, Luz back-peddling when Amity says she wants to forget about the kiss because she doesn't realize Amity just doesn't want to scare her off, the hugging and blushing after the floor moves, them clinging to each other for safety the whole way down the chute, the pillow winking at Luz, Luz panicking and setting the pillow on fire because it reflects her "cheesy" super romantic nature and she is absolutely terrified of showing that side of herself to Amity and making herself vulnerable to more rejection, Luz's facial expressions throughout the entire tunnel of love sequence as she is slowly consumed by the dread of Amity potentially thinking less of her or worse not wanting to be around her anymore, Amity blushing and fidgeting once she realizes what this whole tunnel of love thing is about and sees Luz's real opinions about her displayed on the sign, Amity getting really sad when she sees Luz is so resistant to the tunnel of love and getting visibly upset when Luz starts flipping out and destroying everything in her panic, Amity feeling like she's been rejected because of Luz's attempt to not be rejected (the irony and parallels are so good), Amity crying and thus alerting Luz to the fact that she done fucked up and Amity actually does want to date her, them being caught in a sapphic glitter bomb slo-mo moment together (followed immediately by more Bi Panic ™ from Luz), Luz freezing up when Eda asks her about how Hooty was trying to help her because she doesn't want to admit in front of Amity that she was trying to ask her out, Eda being super supportive and telling Luz that if she wants to ask Amity out she should go for it, Luz being herself and asking Amity if she's okay after Hooty wrecks the ground, all of the facial expressions and body language during the scene where they are asking each other out is so wonderfully awkward and adorable and perfectly captures what it's like to be a young queer person entering your first relationship, Amity admitting that she isn't too cool for the sappy "cheesy" stuff that Luz likes to do, the heart on the ground, Hooty referring to Amity as "Luz's new GF," Hooty's smile of satisfaction at having successfully set Luz and Amity up

Amity being super nurturing and making an abomination just to hold tissues for and otherwise tend to Luz while Amity is busy with other tasks, Amity checking on Luz and being worried about how a magical disease might affect her, Amity confiscating the portal key for Luz's safety, Luz's pouting being quickly overtaken by her urge to message Amity "UR PRETTY," Amity not understanding the message but trying to be supportive anyway, Amity taking every opportunity to say out loud that she's Luz's girlfriend (which feels very true to a young person in a new relationship, honestly, I do this as self-talk when I've recently started dating someone so I can totally relate), Amity bursting in to help when she hears Luz yelling, Amity volunteering to go on a dangerous mission just to help Luz, Eda being like, "Yeah, yeah, we get it, you're Luz's girlfriend and it's adorable, moving on," Eda having a nickname for Amity? (Boots) and telling her to grab a coat like the mom she is, Amity taking her mission super seriously, Amity telling Hunter to watch it when he sounds like he might be threatening Luz, Luz messaging Amity "UR RAD," Hunting projecting onto Luz and Amity's situation based on his trauma, Amity having that short period of doubt because Hunter's projecting triggered her own trauma, Amity asserting that she is an awesome girlfriend, Luz being desperate to reach Amity to warn her of the previously unknown added layer of danger, Amity catching and clutching the chat device in a way that tells us it's one of her most prized possessions, Amity confiding in King about the message Hunter projected onto and King quickly putting her fears to rest because Amity trusts him enough to listen when he shows her another way to look at the situation, "Of course, this is Luz we're talking about," Amity inadvertently gushing about Luz when she says "there are people out there who won't make you feel worthless" while she's comforting Hunter and reaching out a literal and figurative hand to him just the way Luz would (thus actively choosing to be the bigger person, but more importantly a better person than she was at the beginning of season one), "Oh, come on! Being nice usually works for Luz," Amity being visibly scared when Hunter says he knows where to find Luz, Amity playing 5D chess with the portal key, Luz clutching the messaging device in her hand even while she's asleep because it's clearly very important to her as well, Luz calling Amity her awesome girlfriend immediately upon seeing her, Amity's little blush and smile after Luz calls her an awesome girlfriend

Their relationship is so cute and layered, I can't even, I can't wait to see what comes next for them!