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[djangari]

Tattoo AU (Part 1/?)

I don't know the word punctuality, so here you got the first part [kinda unedited sorry] - 1650 words

Bez controls his station once again, ensuring everything he will need is prepared, sterile and in the correct position. Then he spins his stool towards the clock, looking at the larger pointer and realises that not even five minutes have passed since the last time he has done this.  

“Have you not taken your medication today, or what is going on with you?“ Vale sticks his head through the door, staring very annoyed at him. “No, of course I have taken it!“, Bez protests. He surely hasn’t forgotten to take his medication- Has he? He notices his foot tapping along to the tact of Last Christmas. - Did Luca leave on his bad Christmas playlist once again? They talked about that!- No, No, he can remember eating and then taking the pills with tap water, because he was too late to go in the kitchen and get a glass. It was important to be on time today. His regulars know he tends to be late for a few minutes and they don’t care so he hasn’t had to change yet but today is special. Today he has his appointment.  

Bez nearly sighs, as he remembers the beautiful brown curls, the soft looking plumb but thin lips, the brown eyes he could lose himself in for hours... 

Vale snaps in front of his eyes to get his attention back. Embarrassed, Bez stares up to him, eyes narrowing as he sees the smug grin on the other man's face. This doesn‘t means anything good- “Why don‘t you hang up the Christmas decorations? I want it to look nice here in time for the first of December and you don‘t have any clients for the next half hour. I checked with Luca.“ Hesitant, Bez glimpses over to the big stencil. He still needs to check if the print was successful and if every other of the three spare prints is good as well. “Your client surely will love it, when he comes in and everything already looks great.“ Sold.  

Energetic he stands up and goes on search for the storage boxes. “Migno has already brought the ladder into the waiting room.“, Vale calls after him. Bez is already too focussed on his new task to answer in any other way than simply giving him a thumbs up, while speeding towards the entry.  

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Half an hour later, the plastic tree stands in the corner of the waiting room, overloaded with fairy lights and neoncolored Christmas baubles, the paper stars hang in the glass front of the store and Bez balances on the ladder, fighting with the quite ugly pine garland. It just doesn’t want to stay on the nails, where it belongs during winter times. With another frustrated snort, Bez stretches a little more, hopefully just enough to finally reach the last nail...  

“Just move the ladder”, Luca comments from behind the counter, where he stood the last five minutes and watched him struggle after saying goodbye to his last client of the day.  

“Or you could maybe help me instead of laughing, just a suggestion.” Bez bites back and goes onto his toes. Yeah, nearly there... 

The entry door swings wide open, and the bell Bez just hung up five minutes ago rings. “Oh, there you are”, Luca greets the new arrival. “I think you have to wait a minute, you see Bez is a bit busy right now.”  

Bez attention shifts when he hears his name, and he risks a glimpse down.  

There he stands... Those perfect curls, lurking out from under the red hat, nose and cheeks coloured in bright pink due to the cold outside, his slightly bitten lips hidden beneath the big matching red scarf.  

Bez loses balance and crashes down the short ladder, tearing down the garland with him. He lands onto his back, limps in the air, like a helpless beetle, and for a short moment the world blurs before his eyes. Black points dance in his field of view and cover most of it.  

He blinks once, twice, and then the world shifts back to normal, luckily without seeing double.  

Pecco- No, Francesco, he corrects himself- is only centimetres away from his face, examining him, eyes narrowed ever so slightly. Bez wonders how a human can look so pretty. Maybe he is no human. Maybe he is an angel, send from heaven to save him.  

Only after a few seconds of losing himself in those big lovely brown eyes, does he realize that he is in fact talking to him. “Can you follow my finger with your eyes?”, the angel asks him and moves said finger to the left and the right. Marco follows his instructions very willingly. “Okay, I think he might have a concussion.”, the angel says to a person standing on their right side. The giant sighs and grabs his head. “Of course he would manage to do that. Should we get him to the hospital?” His angel shrugs. “Would be best. Didn’t wanted to see my boss again before next week, but I could clock in for overtime and examine him. Quickest way to get in and out and additionally get the good drugs.” As his angel mentions it, Bez feels his head aching and pounding. “Why does the world turn?”, he mutters and moves closer to his angel until his head rests in his very comfortable lap.  

“Yeah, that definitely seems like a concussion. Do you help me to get him up?” Wait, what.  

Marco notices how his feet suddenly dangle in the air, without touching any ground. Confused he turns his head to look at Luca, who holds him close to his chest and moves towards the door. “Wait, no, we can’t go without the angel.” Laughing is audible, both from Luca and from behind him. Blushing, he realises Francesco stood behind him and supports his head, well now he also pets his shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’ll come with you. Someone needs to drive.” Luca still won’t stop laughing. So, Bez raises his hand and slaps him on the shoulder. “This is all your fault. If you would have helped me, I wouldn’t have fallen in the first place!”, he hisses, his head now a lot clearer. “If you hit me again, I’ll drop you.”, Luca warns him yet giggling between words. Marco pulls back to pout.  

They stop before the door, facing a problem none of them had considered. How they should open the inward-swinging door to walk through. And then lock it up. Migno said goodbye over an hour ago and Vale also excused himself a few minutes after talking with Bez to ‘pick up a friend’. Everyone who knows Vale knows that that is basically a code for ‘Marc just sent me a message, I need to pay him attention’. But nothing of this solves their problem in any way, because the point is, they aren’t here. Luca exchanges a look with Pecco, holding a silent discussion with the result that it is best for them when he hands over Bez and get the keys.  

Before he realises what is going on, Bez gets passed over like an oversized toddler. However, any protest dies as he leans his head onto Francescos shoulder and stares into his wonderful eyes. “Angel”, he whispers and holds a bit closer onto him. Francesco chuckles and grins at him as if he just found out a secret.  

All of a sudden, Bez remembers something. “We have to reschedule. Your tattoo. I prepared everything, but I can’t tattoo you like this.” “This was kind of obvious. And it's not a problem. I can certainly free up some time in my calendar soon.”, Francesco calms him down with his beautiful smirk.  

“Ok, I got the keys and I messaged Vale, can you two now postpone flirting until later and we get going? I have another client in about two hours, would be great if I would be back.” Luca closes in from behind and effectively manages to disrupt the conversation.

Francesco looks away, like he has been caught being naughty, just the slightest touch of red on his cheeks, while Bez wishes he could murder Luca with his glare. But sadly, the younger man doesn’t care, he walks right past them, holds the door open so Pecco can carefully carry Bez outside and then he turns the open sign, locks up the store, before he sits down in the driver seat of his car and waits until Francesco has arranged a surprisingly now very flustered Bez in the back seat and got in himself. He adjusts the rearview mirror, grins happily, starts the car and the radio begins to play.

Bez groans. How could he forget this. “Let's make a trip to the hospital.”, Luca says and parks out, all while the Jonas brothers da-dom-dom-dom away.  

I can’t deny what I’m feeling inside 

Nothin’ fake about the way you bring me to life 

You make every day feel like it’s Christmas 

Every day that I’m with you 

[calmasyoghurt]

Guys I've just finished a Jure/Mark fic for my Homley offspins that I've been working on for way longer then the other fics. It just needs a lill editing so it will be up tonight or tomorrow

[blorbocedes]

re: horner not knowing abt football even tho he's english - i can personally certify that a large majority of private schoolers know nothing about football.... in my form there was a girl whos dad was a football fan and she definitely got dogpiled for it 😬 so like pretending Not To Know a single thing about football is self-preservation/ marker of class? idk lol i also agree with ur tags tho

god the British class system and landed aristocracy is so crazy... football also has the lowest barriers of entry to understand a sport. it's like Very self explanatory... howre u gonna pretend to not get footy but oh you understand what a offspin slow ball in cricket is 🙄

[cavenewstimestoday]

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It s Just One More, Doesn t Make Much Difference : Stokes Unfazed By His 100 Tests Milestone

Given Joe Root: Ben Stokes will be reaching the milestone of becoming the 16th man to reach a century of Tests for England when he leads the side in the third Test against India in Rajkot on Thursday, the English skipper, however, is unfazed by this milestone and said his 100th cap is "just another Test" and "doesn't make much difference". The all-rounder, who made his Test debut in 2013 against Australia, will enter an elite club alongside veteran pacer James Anderson and Joe Root when he leads England in the third match of a five-game series, which is currently tied at 1-1. "Every Test is just as important as the next one. Then there's the next one, which will be 101 - it's just one more. it's a sign of longevity, but 99, 100 or 101 doesn't make much difference," Stokes was quoted by BBC. Stokes announced his arrival in Test cricket by scoring a century in only his second match, against Australia. Since then, he has forged one of the most illustrious and triumphant careers in English cricketing history. The all-32-year-old, who also starred in two World Cup final wins in white-ball cricket, assumed the role of Test captain in 2022. Since then, he has transformed the England team, guiding them to victory in 14 out of 20 matches under his leadership. "There will be a time when I can reflect a bit more. Whilst I'm still playing and wanting to achieve a lot, then driving the team, giving individuals the best platform for them to be successful is where all my thoughts are at the moment." Stokes meanwhile said that England have finalise a 12-man squad for the third Test, with pace bowler Mark Wood in line to regain his place in the playing XI. England named only one specialist seamer in each of the first two Tests, with Wood playing in the first match in Hyderabad before being replaced by James Anderson in the second Test in Visakhapatnam. Wood could come in to partner James Anderson, with one of spin trio Shoaib Bashir, Rehan Ahmed or Tom Hartley making way. Given Joe Root's proficiency in offspin, Stokes will have a plethora of choices at his disposal, complemented by Wood's additional pace. Though Wood went wicketless in the first Test but Stokes believes he could have more of an impact with Anderson alongside him. "The reasons why we would look at Jimmy and Woody would be I just like to have a point of difference. And India is never a three-seamer option. Obviously having Woody's high pace, and if we were to go with two seamers again, it would give a bit more rest to Woody as he was that sole seamer in the first Test. So, managing his workload. "If we were to go with two seamers, we might be able to get a bit more versatility and use Woody how we want to use him out here and not worry he's the only seamer," said Stokes. The five-match series is levelled at 1-1 with three matches remaining as England look to become the first team since 2012 to win a Test series in this country. Read the full article

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Leading India A in the Emerging Women's Asia Cup will be Shweta Sehrawat.

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[sillylittlegay]

I love how I started his account being all like "I drop stuff I like so fast it's incredible!" And now I've just been obsessed with Resident Evil for months.

Like

I'm so sorry to all the people who followed me because of Call of Duty stuff

Most of those probably don't follow me anymore tbf

But still like I was so ready to write shit about military men and now I'm here and I write smut for Leon Kennedy from a franchise I told myself I'd never get into

Genuinely

I saw resident evil and went "yeah 8 is kinda alright but the rest sucks" so I never even had ANY knowledge apart from Resident evil 7 and 8 because my friend absolutely loved those games

And now I'm sitting here, every single resident evil game and a few offspins in hand like "well yeah I fucked up"

It's become to the point that people aren't surprised when I say "oh that's like in Resident evil!"

Teachers fear me, my classmates hate me, my seat neighbour wishes I'd stop talking about Leon S. Kennedy (they also wish I'd stop stealing their drinks but I'm simply just a silly guy)

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Yooooooooohoho you guys wanna read something??

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Talk about a great game #ilost #goodtimes #bowling🎳 #offspin (at JIB Lanes)

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[spearxwind]

i havent seen infinity war but if im allowed an opinion why did marvel make thanos look so... bad

like there is absolutely nothing redeemable about his design or anything. its hot garbage

[kachuuyaa]

Hi! For the event, Karma Akabane!reader x Verlaine from BSD please? And preferably female reader but gender neutral is fine too

a/n: THIS WAS HARD im trying to recollect my memories from stormbringer but i couldnt so heres some offspin verlaine x reader also im so sorry this was so short im afraid i might mischaracterize him

1 yr link!

KARMA!READER X PAUL VERLAINE

After the fiasco with the Flags and Rimbaud, Verlaine has lost almost all sense of himself. He was simply a man coded artificially and artificial he was in character, a man with everything faux that only his feelings remained. The realization, the guilt, and the obsession are what filled him with humanity, yet a brain coded into believing his own thoughts won’t get across Verlaine’s mind so easily. It won’t make him realize it, it would make him deny it. A man filled with desperation creates artificial hope, yet with a man like Verlaine, hope cannot come by to him, nor can he conjure false hope to soothe his insincere heart due to the impurity of a man created artificially. He was a man without humanity, a being without any remorse upon first glance. An obsessed man, filled with determination unhealthy for true people, for people who can differentiate morality and criminality, yet Verlaine allowed his feelings to be a memoir of codes skillfully weaved to make it seem genuine.

It was when Rimbaud passed was when he truly felt emotion. Something incredibly vehement, a heavy burden passed onto him that suffocated him, his throat clamped, a vein snapped, color drowning Verlaine in a sea of humanity incredibly foreign and unwelcome. He couldn’t grasp such feelings in a fleeting world he never thought he would stay in. A man so broken and irreparable until Rimbaud’s death, his partner that he swore he showed no remorse, no regret, yet upon remembering it, his eyes flash with evident guilt that grief could not even compare. His tears cannot fall, it never falls, as Verlaine is unable to. He doesn’t deserve to. If a person such as him felt no remorse and saw himself as the villain in his own story, then he cannot weep, it would be a sin if he does so. He committed heinous crimes that he was unsure even God would forgive, yet inside, his soul weeps.

No longer was his body artificial as he first made it out to be, his mind performing such mundane acts he was coded to do, a personality matching the computers he was written on, inside was a soul of a weeping man, a soul of a human that experienced sorrow and guilt without experiencing genuine glee. Was it fair? Every human he has witnessed had all had smiles on their faces, the contort and the stretch of each facial muscle pull to form a crescent, something Verlaine never tried to do sincerely. His soul weeps, and his skin does too. His artificial skin, soft to the touch, almost inhumane, it cries a soft weep as his soul too.

He was now an executive in the Port Mafia, a title to revel about, but he paid no mind to it, it wasn’t worth celebrating, anyway. That is, until his birthday. He dreaded the day, mostly due to past regrets and tantamount mistakes, however, as the boss explained another addition to the trading department, and the title that they would be possessing, the head of the department. You were only a new recruit, yet you rose to the ranks directly below the Executives, claiming your title as Head of The Trading Route of the Port Mafia. It was no easy achievement, he knew that firsthand, especially when the trading route was the biggest department the Port Mafia has created. Intrigued, he watched from afar, wondering at the experience and expense you may have had to endure to reach such a position. While many other members marveled before your feet, you finally stepped into his life. It was mundane, a simple negotiation for assistance from him, and he accepted, before stating some conditions of his own. You agreed, devising a plan that caters to both of your regulations.

The mission was simple yet your plans were as complex as he understood them. Perhaps this was the factor leading to your quick rise in the mafia. It interested him, as an artificial man, his feelings were genuine to you. It sparked a cord of attentiveness in him just by looking at you. He enjoyed the expression of your lust for blood upon arriving at the destination and the sadistic expression you wore throughout the exchange with the enemy. Giving them no time to react, once you found the visage and its weaknesses, you came in for the kill with no remorse. Upon seeing your partner, a twinge of sadism appeared in your eyes, smiling at him cynically as you led him out. He chuckled softly, telling you that there was another way to make the mission less brutal. You laughed after, shaking your head at his response. He found out you take things too violently, your nature and your personality fueling his assumption.

Of course, you weren’t the head of the Trading Department without unusual quirks. Usually humiliating those you interrogate, manipulating the situation to what benefits you, and smirking when it goes all in your favor. Although, this persona you put on is only shown when you encounter enemies, and rarely your subordinates. You truly were worried for their wellbeing, although not showing it outright, it gives him a belief that someone as fake as him can truly be human. He could not forget how often you skip meetings, however. Upon consulting you for it, using his authority as an executive to bring you to meetings. You could only be persuaded by Verlaine, for some unknown reason, and not even Chuuya himself.

Perhaps that’s why he allowed himself to love again. An emotion so fitting for those who seek meaning for their humanity, yet he thought it was a sin to break himself free from artificiality and cling to the humanity that you helped him feel. Despite how rowdy you are, it was proven that your empathy rivals your own sadism. It was fair, for someone like him, to feel fond for someone like you. Once he saw your eyes swirling with worry while rushing to his side in a fight, he knew he could trust you. An emotion he has never felt, though it was something he was willing to feel despite his dehumanization and despite his obsession in the past. Humanity started to bloom in him, and he was certain its roots would never be corrupted as long as he was with you. You were a prodigy, of sorts, it was apparent once you showcased your abilities to the mafia, the members realized that giving you a position so high never was a mistake.

Even then, you knew, with a man with a past tarnished and a body that weeps for as long as it can remember, would weaken you morally. But you didn’t mind, as your hands had touched the souls of others more times than once. Verlaine was an enigma, something that could only be solved by vision-- by his eyes alone. A glance into his sapphire eyes have you reeling into a spiral of emotions man could not perceive, but can only experience. You could only imagine what he has undergone. A gentle cradle sends you smiling, a smile so genuine Verlaine swore if he blinked, it would be gone. A smile only dreamt of, something he wasn’t expecting you to ever muster. An equally broken pair running the streets of Yokohama, with loved ones gone yet a bond so strong with each other. It was tragic, melancholy, a love so vulnerable befitting for the mafia’s higher-ups to experience. You tease him occasionally, for such a solemn look on his face, almost caught off guard by the love swelling in his eyes when it lands on your form. Verlaine sometimes has to hold you back from performing unprofessional acts.

© kachuuyaa

[abybweisse]

where can i find more of editor k offspins like the one in ch 9 ?

Downstairs with Black Butler

The one in ch9? Oh, the one at the end of vol2. That was the second one, as vol1 also has one. So do vol5, 6, 7, 13, 17, and 21. The "downstairs" at the end of vol21 is the one that talks about nicknames the staff have created for some of the characters. Editor K is not in all of them but many of them.

And then the volumes also have the parody pages, author's notes, and usually translation notes that explain a bunch of historical and pop culture references. More recent volumes tend to advertise the next volume and/or advertise other manga series.