#op petting zoo day

[extrashortshorts]

can i give caterpillar buggy a pat pat?

He can't stop you anyway

[aclowntiny]

can you plz do first _ with yuyu for example: first kiss, first hand holding, first ily, first date, first puppy etc ><

CONGRATS BTW YKU WORKED SO HARD AND I AM SO PROUD!!!

Ooh I like this I would have never thought of that! So cute 🥺 can't wait to do this with all the members! & thank you sweetie 🥹🥰

Yunho + Firsts (Gender Neutral Reader)

(This picture gives off such out with your bf vibes 🥺)

First Date: He may have asked you out beneath beautiful blossoms, but your first date is at the zoo. He bounces like a puppy at the adorable way the baby pandas roll, holding out his phone for videos. There’s a photo op that gives you panda ears, so of course Yunho pulls you over to it for a shot! You guys probably also get matching gift shop plushies too.

First Time Holding Hands: On your first date! It’s a little step forward in affection for sure, but it feels right even though it happens by accident. It’s a bit of a run to get to the next round of aviary entrances and Yunho really wants to make it, to get a chance to feed the beautiful birds and maybe even have them land on you! In his excitement he grabs your hand, tugging you into his little jog to the pay booth.

First Kiss: You guys have a few dates before the first kiss. Neither of you mind, enjoying each other’s company and valuing that more than anything physical- Yunho makes that clear from the start! He wants that moment to be very traditional and romantic, so he knows the moment will come to him when it’s right. That moment comes at your doorstep after your first nice dinner together, when he tells you what a wonderful time he had, reminds you how beautiful you are, before cupping your cheek lightly and following your leaning lead to connect your lips.

First ‘I Love You’: It isn’t something you do, some concrete action that sets the gears turning in Yunho’s head. It’s just the joy, the sheer completion he feels in your presence, the way you don’t have to do anything to make him smile. Facts about each other fall naturally from both of your lips. So when he sees you all dressed up for an extra nice night out, smiling up to your eyes not at the gifts in his hand, but at him, it only cements his decision. When you ask him why he’s showering you with all that he is, he smiles widely and the answer comes out as easy as it would be to say his own name. “Because I love you, (y/n), that’s why.”

First Fight: In all honesty, it takes a long time for you guys to fight. Yunho isn’t an aggressive or argumentative person, so he doesn’t get angry easily or enjoy picking fights. The argument you guys have is small, but it feels heavier due to being your first fight. He hadn’t been sure if he could make plans of yours and cancelled last minute. You completely understood, but it was still very upsetting so you snapped a little and he shot back. You guys felt terrible and apologized quickly, though, hearts dropping at the thought of hurting the other.

First Anniversary: The first milestone is your hundred days. Yunho goes very classic, taking you out to lunch in the cutest café he could find and gifting you a set of matching couple rings! And playfully swapping them, of course, to see if each one fits both of you! By the look in his eyes as he slides your ring on your finger, you wonder if he’s thinking about another chance he could have to do that a little further down the line…

First Pet: Your first pet is a puppy! We all think of Yuyu as a dog person, and I think this would fully carry through as he muses on wanting a puppy, prompting you to surprise him for Valentine’s Day with the new fluffy baby! It’s important to adopt, not shop, so to get your golden retriever you research a rescue. You know he’s yours the moment you see him, big and wide-eyed as he jumps into your arms. When he came there, it was with a broken leg, and your heart melts at the pictures of him in his little cast. Yunho names him Hero because your little man is a survivor 💛

[su-univeralai]

Buddy buddy su how’s it going??

Taangy question for ya… How does Toph tell Aang she’s pregnant?

Hope your day is great!

Ope. It’s been probably years since you asked this stitch, but here goes nothing. *snuggles into couch to get back into my chaotic Taang universe feels*

First, in my universe, I’m making it so that when someone’s pregnant, they become a super bender (if the kid is going to bend the same element as the mother) and their bending is damped/weakened if the kid is going to be a different bender than them. If they’re a non-bender then it’s just a normal pregnancy (maybe this whole pregnancy thing will be a separate post). This is also in no way accurate to anything, I’m just making things up as I go along lol.

Since it's been a long time since I've thought about my dunebabies ideas, I'm just going to start with Gyatso.

Ok, so I like to believe that since he’s an airbender, Toph becomes kind of clumsy and bumps into things because her seismic sense is a bit distorted from the pregnancy. She obviously feels the heartbeat too. Aang notices her clumsiness but doesn’t mention anything about it until Toph brings it up.

Aang of course doesn't know about these symptoms because they're pretty young when having him. So, they are sparing one day, and he beats her. He's shocked but proud of himself because, let's be honest, he rarely beats Toph at sparing. So naturally, he teases her relentlessly. Toph can only handle the teasing for a few short minutes and yells back in annoyance that the only reason why he beat her is because she's off balance due to being pregnant.

Aang immediately is excited by her outburst and attempts to touch his hand to her abdomen. Toph swats his hand away and flicks his head yelling, "I'm not an animal in a petting zoo!" Her exasperated expression softens and she murmurs, "You can sense the baby with earthbending."

He closes his eyes and focuses on Toph's form and senses her and a faint extra heart beat.

[soclonely]

OC-Tober Day 9: Pumpkin Patch

Link To OC-Tober Day Prompts

Summary: A list of some of my OC's and what they enjoy doing at the Pumpkin Patch!

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Tom: He loves kicking back with a coffee and a warm cinnamon roll or cookie made at the pumpkin farms concession stands while his grandkids play on the hay bales and run around the play areas with the large bikes and bouncy stuff.

Dally: She loves wandering through the sunflower fields and cutting her own stalks for a beautiful sunflower bouquet. She also really enjoys the corn maze and trying to solve the clues to get out of it. Lenani: Loves going on a hay ride out to the patch and picking some of the biggest pumpkins to bring back and carve with the kids! Also the quick "pumpkin patch" photo ops and looking cute while doing it!

Kar'ta: Like his mother, Kar'ta loves the corn maze. However his goal is to get completely lost so he never has to go to school again.

Tann: She loves going to the pumpkin patch gift shop and looking at all the cool handmade goodies. Her dream is to own a rag doll or a set of hand carved blocks

Rotta: Loves the petting zoo! He thinks its so cool to be able to go and pet goats and sheep and he secretly tries stealing a chicken every time.

[brettdoesdiscourse]

So, let's talk about exotics and why you're probably not a responsible owner. (This isn't directed specifically at OP as I don't know them or their situation, rather just in general.)

Most celebrities with money to buy the best enclosures, food, care, vets, etc. aren't even capable of taking care of exotics. Let alone "normal" people.

Most people are not equipped to best care for an exotic animal because the simple fact is exotic animals aren't meant to be pets. Animals mixed with coyotes or wolves, lions, chimps, or any other exotic animal.

Ethics of breeding

Before you even get the animal, you have to deal with the ethics of them being bred. How do the breeders you're looking to use operate? Do they poach babies, for example? Such as the high rate of trafficked cheetahs.

Do they practice unethical breeding practices such as excessive breeding or inbreeding?

What are the conditions their animals live in? Are they well taken care of with lots of space? Are they in good health?

Space

The biggest issue people run into is simply not having the space for the animal. Wolves, for example, cover around 30 miles a day while hunting. They can run up to 40MPH.

These animals cannot be kept in the house. You simply cannot give them enough exercise if you keep them in the house and just walk them.

So, let's say you keep them outside. You have to have a big enough yard for them to run full speed if they want to.

Do you have that kind of space available to you?

But you also need fences to keep them in the yard. Coyotes can jump up to 8 feet and wolves can jump up to 12. So, you have to have a fence that's taller than that and it would probably be best to give them at least a couple feet extra just in case. Do you live in an area that allows you to have fences that tall? Most areas have a fence height of a max of 8 feet.

You also have to worry about them digging out. Do you have a feasible plan to stop them from being able to dig out from underneath the fence?

Food

Exotic pets often cost so much money to feed. Wolves need at least 3.7 pounds of meat at the absolute bare minimum just to survive. But on average, they eat about 10 pounds. Do you have a place where you can buy that much meat? Do you have a place to store the meat that isn't being currently eaten? Can you afford to feed them that much? With prices being up so high, people struggle to even feed themselves meat, let alone an animal.

With different kinds of animals, it's also important to provide them their array of diet. Animals such as raccoons and coyotes are what's known as scavenger animals. This means they eat whatever they can come across. It's important to feed them a variety of foods to keep them healthy.

It's also important to be providing them with the appropriate levels of things such as calcium and other vitamins that keep them healthy.

Because there's not a premixed food for them (like there is for dogs or cats) that means you have to do it yourself. It will be at the very least difficult, if not impossible, to make sure they're getting the right amounts of different foods and vitamins needed.

Health

You'll need a vet nearby that you can take your pet to as well as the money to afford them. Where is the closest exotic vet to you? Do they actually care for the type of animal you have? (Keep in mind, there's often a difference between an exotic vet and a large animal vet.) Do they cater to the public or only zoos? What all can they do? Can you afford their vet bills?

Enrichment

Not only does an animal need a lot of things to keep them occupied, they likely also need company. Where it's easy to keep a large group of rats, it will likely be harder to keep a large group of wolves. The average pack size is 4-9, but a minimum of two can happen. Do you have the space and money for at least two wolves? What happens if they become aggressive with one another, what's the game plan at that time?

Danger

Exotic animals pose not only a threat to their owner (who has consented and taken on the risks associated), but also strangers and neighbors who have not consented to taking on that risk.

Do you have kids or animals in your neighborhood? If so, having an exotic pet that can seriously injure/kill something likely isn't the best decision. Coyotes, for example, are notorious for attacking and/or killing pets. And there's even been a few cases of children being attacked by coyotes, and at least one child death due to them.

What happens if your pet escapes?

Pet chimps, for example, have a long history of escaping and posing a threat to others around. They are often a danger to children, animals, and adults in the neighborhood.

What precautions do you have in place if your chimp begins to attack someone or something? And more importantly, can you emotionally and mentally use them?

Calling the police will take too long and they will likely not be equipped to handle the situation.

Do you have sedatives that you can administer successfully from a distance? How long does it take you to get it ready? How long does it take to work?

Do you have a weapon in case you need it? Are you emotionally and mentally able to kill your pet if needed?

TLDR: While there's nothing wrong with truly ethical exotic pet ownership, the vast majority of people simply do not have the means or preparedness to ethically own an exotic pet.

[therummonster]

here's some art! below is gonna be me rambling ^w^

angst rambles, warnings for: mind fuckery, angst, memory loss, possible feelings of helplessness, mutilation maybe, sororicide, and more angst :}

side note, this is written as a script type thing, and meant more for people who are focusing on unicorn mann and ryan. enjoy!

two universes, this is gonna be gore on crack. we take the "100 days as" series, specifically the ones with the slaughter houses run by Farmer Unicorn, then we take the friends series and put that in the same universe!

let me explain. Ryan in the friends universe has the spooky scary spell book of dark magic. easy to transition into body stealing shapeshifter, especially if that same child is fighting a war and suddenly needs to do something super risky.

Unicorn Mann however, he's not a hero. no no no, he's something SOOO much more oh no. he's the terrifying boss of Unicorp. as in, fuck with him and you'll be on the other end of his boomstick for a few seconds before you're a bit of everywhere.

if i decided to draw this guy, it would be holding a minigun one handed level of "oh no no no no no-" vibes.

anyways, Ryan gets 100 days to get out or complete his objective in a farm before he gets found out. usually the objective is just escape, but there have been a few times where he had to destroy a location. such as the pet zoo and lamb chop diner. {breaking point!!}

the important order to see how messed up this can get is the first four, chicken, cow, pig, sheep.

that sheep is special, like the "ohhhh nooo..." of sheep. because that's bluey the sheep! not to be confused with bluey the wolf in this series.

after that event i head canon that he had to take memory loss pills because he couldn't function with out breaking down. {the sheep one made me go "yo should someone check on him? is.. is he alright? my goodness gravy..."}

but he starts acting tired and he keeps forgetting more stuff. and Ryan? oooo boy. the sheep farm destroyed both of them mentally...

Ryan stopped trying to save the other creatures in the slaughter houses, because the stakes were literally rigged for him to be the one to escape in the sheep co-op slaughter house.

the pink sheep he was doing the co-op slaughter house with literally 180 no scoped into lava when it died. Ryan got to witness that through a window of glass after trying to convince them that he'd find another way to save them.

more info: Unicorn Mann doesn't have magic, because "Santa Claus" has his wish magic. but Farmer Unicorn still knows how exactly to deal with it and keep him from using the magic, he also knows the consequences. as in, he got wished OUT OF EXISTENCE BY THE END OF THE EPISODE.

but he still came back, showing that being wished out of life is temporary. {this gives me more angst ideas, but that's on a different tangent that could probably get me shot.}

the butchers are horrific, they are supposed to be humans but it seems more like horrible accidents that wear bags over their heads to hide the fact they are bloody walking meat. and no, that's not the british slang bloody.

and i almost forgot to talk about the bosses. such as, Gertrude, Burtha, Big Sheepus, Bently, Honky Horse, BIG FEEESH, Big Fish, Weeper, Borbav, Endie, Ms McMuscle, Buff Zombie Boss, Big Skelerton, Crazed Goat Man, Snow Man, Ghast, McCrushy, Chief Enforcer, General Jim, Elf, Chargin' Chuck, Mecha Bat, Mecha Spider, Mecha-Spider Prime

some of them are well cared for, some of them are robots, others even unicorn mann in his distorted state goes "yeah this bitch crazy, anyways! you're the sacrifice right now!"

now to what i hope will be not me rambling about the farms.

Ryan being a very unstable and cold being barely holding it together, Unicorn on the verge of a break down. Ryan shifts back into human, Unicorn Mann sees, and is just flooded with memories.

he's fine. {i definitely don't like to pull this move when he's about to kill Ryan by blowing his head off.}

as an extra little side bit, the pink sheep being a combo of Pink and Kara :} cause kara is a ram, and pink is pink! so why not have a horrific realization that your pseudo sister and one of your friends is dead and it's your fault?

this is all just ramblings and ideas, thank cheese stick for dragging me back here and getting me to reveal the fact i have this despite the anxieties.

[nic-spit]

Games I've played in 2022 in various categories

(Not games that only came out this year or that i only played this year, also not entirely comprehensive, some games removed because i only played a few minutes, some games removed due to moral conflicts, games can show up multiple times for crossing categories)

What pisses you off most about my ratings?

Ratings are incredibly arbitrary and do not accurately reflect the game. Just the number that hits me when I think of the game overall. Completely subjective. I promise. It's not an attack on u.

Love u have a good day.

Rating:

7-10: loved it! Wanna play it 24/7

4-6: good game, will play again but maybe won't be first choice

0-3: eh.

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Total Games: 81

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Free! On Steam!

• Just Act Natural - 7/10

• Hide and Shriek - 7/10

• Smithworks - 7/10

• One Armed Cook - 8/10

• Get Stuffed! - 8/10

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Couch co-op

• Twisted Metal: Head-On - 7/10

• Plate Up! - 9/10

• Dysmantle - 9/10

• Cook, Serve, Delicious 2! - 9/10

• Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed  (2022) - 10/10

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Sim Games

• Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch - 5/10

• Honey I Joined a Cult - 5/10

• Horror Tycoon - 6/10

• Settlement Survival - 7/10

• Satisfactory - 7/10

• Smithworks - 7/10

• Tastemaker - 7/10

• Bear and Breakfast - 7/10

• Barbie Horse Adventure - 7/10

• Animal Shelter Simulator - 7/10

• One Armed Cook - 8/10

• Unicorn Tales - 8/10

• Castle Flipper - 8/10

• Barn Finders - 8/10

• Frost Punk - 8/10

• Space Haven - 8/10

• Parkasaurus - 8/10

• Let's Build a Zoo - 8/10

• The Forest - 8/10

• Going Medieval - 8/10

• V Rising - 8/10

• The Ranchers - 8/10

• Insaniquarium - 9/10

• Ooblets - 9/10

• Rustlers - 9/10

• Two Point Campus - 9/10

• Dinkum - 9/10

• Plate Up! - 9/10

• Cook, Serve, Delicious 2! - 9/10

• Prison Architect - 9/10

• Megaquarium - 9/10

• Sims 2 Pets - 9/10

• Hokko Life - 9/10

• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - 10/10

• Pupperazzi - 10/10

• House Flipper - 10/10

• Sims 2 Ultimate Collection - 10/10

• Sims 2 Castaway - 10/10

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Puzzle/Roguelikes*

• We Were Here Forever - 5/10

• Tick Tock: A Tale For Two - 5/10

• Popup Dungeon - 6/10

• Labrynthine - 6/10

• Card Shark - 8/10

• Not Tonight - 8/10

• Unpacking - 9/10

• Going Under - 9/10

• Plate Up! - 9/10

• This Means Warp - 9/10

• Not Tonight 2 - 10/10

• Solar Ash - 10/10

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Nostalgia Factor

• Klonoa (2022) - 7/10

• Klonoa 2 (2022) - 8/10

• Animal Crossing (OG) - 8/10

• Sims 2 Pets - 9/10

• Destroy All Humans (2020) - 9/10

• Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed  (2022) - 10/10

• Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - 10/10

• Sims 2 Ultimate Collection - 10/10

• Sims 2 Castaway - 10/10

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Multiplayer (>1) Horror Specifically

• They Die Tomorrow - 4/10

• We Were Here Forever - 5/10

• Tick Tock: A Tale For Two - 5/10

• Labrynthine - 6/10

• Propnight -7/10

• Boo Men - 7/10

• Hide and Shriek - 7/10

• Ghost Exile - 7/10

• Midnight Ghost Hunt - 8/10

• Get Stuffed! - 8/10

• Forewarned - 9/10

• Ghost Exorcism Inc - 9/10

• Project Zomboid - 10/10

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Action/Adventure

• Rugrats in Paris - 3/10

• Popup Dungeon - 6/10

• Shrek - 7/10

• Roombo: First Blood - 7/10

• Halt the Heist - 7/10

• Emperor's New Groove - 7/10

• Twisted Metal: Head-On - 7/10

• Shrek 2 - 8/10

• Portal Knights - 8/10

• Embr - 8/10

• The Forest - 8/10

• V Rising - 8/10

• Shrek The Third - 8/10

• Ship of Fools - 8/10

• Insaniquarium - 9/10

• Dysmantle - 9/10

• This Means Warp - 9/10

• Pupperazzi - 10/10

• Solar Ash - 10/10

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Two Player

• We Were Here Forever - 5/10

• Tick Tock: A Tale For Two - 5/10

• Hide and Shriek - 7/10

• Ship of Fools - 8/10

• Dysmantle - 9/20

• Cook, Serve, Delicious 2! - 9/10

• Destroy All Humans 2: Reprobed (2022) - 10/10

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Multiplayers (over 2)

• They Die Tomorrow - 4/10

• Labrynthine - 6/10

• Tower Unite - 7/10

• Just Act Natural - 7/10

• Propnight - 7/10

• Halt the Heist -7 /10

• Smithworks - 7/10

• Boo Men - 7/10

• Ghost Exile - 7/10

• The Escapists - 7/10

• One Armed Cook - 8/10

• Portal Knights - 8/10

• Very Very Valet - 8/10

• Embr - 8/10

• The Forest - 8/10

• V Rising - 8/10

• Midnight Ghost Hunt - 8/10

• The Ranchers - 8/10

• Get Stuffed! - 8/10

• Plate Up! - 9/10

• This Means Warp - 9/10

• Forewarned - 9/10

• Dinkum - 9/10

• Ghost Exorcism Inc - 9/10

• Project Zomboid - 10/10

*put together because I'm not usually a fan of these genres so i don't have many games for them

Gotta get started on that 2023 list 😤😤

[bec-son]

I used to work at a zoo and one day one of the scarlet macaws decided their perch wasnt a comfy spot and hopped onto the rail that kept people from going towards them.

People decided hey, this bird must be petable! But its a MACAW, their beaks can break the shell of nuts with ease. And can hurt people pretty bad

So when I heard from a guest who was worried about it, of course i hauled ass because birds especially are unpredictable.

I was OPS so i had to wait for the zoo keeper to come by and swat at any guests who tried to pet the mawcaw because i aint letting idiot jimmy loose a finger then blame the bird

in recent events of that zoo losing the clouded leopard, it reminded me of the time i went to a large petting zoo and there was a free roaming little black sheep. cutest little guy i ever saw, soi went to the zookeeper nearby and said ‘i think its really cute how you have a sheep thats allowed to just walk around. ‘ then the zookeepers eyes widened and he grabbed his walky talky and ran 

[this-animal-is]

Hello!

this is a blog that determines once and for all if an animal is Cute, Scary, Beautiful, Cool, Gross, Weird, or Majestic. rules below the break

Rules:

voting and general interaction:

vote based on what you feel to be true in your heart, let go of external biases. call that puppy gross if you want. call a hornet cute. we are free here.

animal fun facts and propaganda are encouraged.

NO HATE ALLOWED for ANY of the animals posted. jokes poking fun at them are fine, but anything resembling "kill it with fire" will get removed. yes, even for the Gross and Scary animals. we love and appreciate them as well.

be nice to each other, we're all animal appreciators here. arguments and discourse will get hidden.

keep it PG-13, this is a SFW blog.

no DNI but i block liberally (porn blogs, bigots, animal haters, all are fair game).

submissions and posts:

submissions can be focused on individuals, groups, breeds/morphs/populations, species, etc. just specify if you want the poll to focus on "Fancy Rats (Rattus norvegicus domestica)" or "my pet rat Triscuit".

pets are welcome! but to keep from getting overwhelmed with cats and dogs, i'll limit how many i post per day. they will get posted, it just might take a while depending on other submissions.

you can submit other posts for me to rb with a poll added on, but i will have to ask OP for permission if they are not the submitter.

not doing fictional animals here, sorry.

again, propaganda and fun facts are encouraged.

you can submit animals through ask, submission, or message. by default i will tag submitters, so specify if you want remain anonymous.

the categories are: Cute, Scary, Beautiful, Cool, Gross, Weird, and Majestic. you can suggest an additional category for your poll and it will be tagged Special Category. i may consider it as a permanent addition if it fits the blog.

i won't post animals that i believe are being abused. this includes poached exotic pets, fake zoos/sanctuaries with abusive practices, torture breeding, mistreated pets, etc. i may or may not give an explanation for why i deny these submissions, depending on the situation.

i make mistakes sometimes! if you see something i missed, please let me know. posts featuring mistagged species, mistreated animals, or misinformation are all things i try to correct.

[sanfranciscopubcrawl]

The Best Pumpkin Patches in the San Francisco Bay Area

The San Francisco Bay Area transforms into a fall wonderland as pumpkin patches pop up in every corner of the region. Whether you’re looking for family-friendly activities, corn mazes, or just the perfect pumpkin for your front porch, there’s a patch for every fall-lover out there. Each location offers more than just pumpkins—think hayrides, petting zoos, haunted trails, and seasonal treats to make your autumn adventure unforgettable.

From the North Bay’s sprawling corn mazes to Half Moon Bay’s coastal farms and urban pumpkin pop-ups in San Francisco, there’s no shortage of ways to celebrate the season. Head to the South Bay for scenic train rides at Spina Farms or explore the East Bay’s festive nurseries and pumpkin-filled playgrounds. Whether you’re planning a day with the kids or just want to immerse yourself in fall vibes with friends, this guide covers the best pumpkin patches across the Bay Area and highlights the special events and must-see activities at each one.

Get ready to explore:

North Bay: Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze San Francisco: The Guardsmen Pumpkin Patch Half Moon Bay: Andreotti Family Farms, Lemos Farm, Arata’s Pumpkin Farm South Bay: Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch in Morgan Hill East Bay: Westbrae Nursery Pumpkin Patch, G&M Farms in Livermore

Grab a pumpkin-spiced latte, pack your coziest sweater, and dive into our list of the Bay Area’s top pumpkin patches—complete with seasonal fun, great photo ops, and activities for everyone.

[extrashortshorts]

I wanna kiss animal au crocodile on his snout so bad 🥰

Oops- You tried

[boatswainscall]

So I have the Autism/ADHD wombo combo. And this post has honestly been a revolutionary thing in regards to me actualizing the improvement of my own mental health.

Because at the start of the month (June 2023) I flew out to visit my Aunt for two weeks while she housesat for some friends on Vancouver Island. For some context about me though, for the past ten years I've been suffering from a severely fucked sleep schedule and frequent periods of frustration and "brain stalling" as I call it (take a wild guess what that might be) so in preparation for that I packed as many of the things that I normally use to regulate these annoyances that I could feasibly fit into my carryon (which narrowed down to my Switch console and laptop)

Only to... Barely use either of them while on my trip. And from reading this post, I now know it's because of how horribly understimulated I was before I took this trip. My bedroom doesn't have a window back home, but the room I slept in while out West did. So I had a constant stream of wind and bird/bug sounds to both fall asleep and wake up to. So as a result, I quickly settled into an incredibly regular sleep schedule, and was barely affected by jet lag.

Even on days when we weren't exploring the surrounding towns and beaches I would sit in the living room next to the balcony, where the door and screen were always left open for the homeowners' cat to walk in and out whenever she pleased (it was a third story covered+separated balcony, for those concerned. She is very much an indoor cat that just gets to hang outside in a highly controlled way. Fear not for the local critters' or her life in this case!). So I'd have wind, bird and bug sounds at all times whenever I was decompressing after our days' adventures. I even welcomed the traffic noises, because the way my apartment is set up back home I don't even hear that daily.

Not to mention all of the sensory bliss I experienced while exploring those beaches or whenever my Aunt would "take the scenic route" back home from our days' outings. Plus, I regularly would leave the house and take walks down to the local coffeehouse or just straight down to the waterfront since we were so close, and just stand there and Stare Out To Sea the way I've always yearned for. No phone out, no music in my ears. Just me, the sounds of the wind and sea, and the many, many crows and bald eagles chilling down by the rocks. And also deer, on many occasions, if I went out late enough in the day. Which was absolutely thrilling for me as a person who grew up in a heavily industrialized area that has never been able to see many deer in person outside of a single trashy petting zoo when I was really young.

It's fully opened my eyes to just how much my current environment (and lifestyle/hobby preferences) is utterly destroying my brain through severe understimulation. And while since coming back I've regressed a lot in regards to the mental health highs I reached on that trip, I'm already planning on "forcing myself out on walks" as the last person that replied mentioned.

And while I may not live in an area exactly overflowing with overwhelming natural beauty as Vancouver Island, I do live within two bus line connections of one of the Great Lakes so frankly this is all mostly a Me problem and I really should be appreciating it more. So I'm going to, starting this week.

So thanks OP, you really were onto something.

My random unsubstantiated hypothesis of the day: the popularity of "stim" videos, fidget toys, and other things like that is a warning sign that something's Deeply Wrong with our world.

Don't freak out. I am autistic. These things are not bad. However, can we just...take a second to notice how weird it is that there are entire social media accounts full of 10-second videos of things making crunching noises, people squishing slime in their hands, and objects clacking together, and that enjoying them is mainstream and normal?

It seems that nowadays, almost everyone exhibits sensory-seeking behavior, when just a decade ago, the idea of anyone having "sensory needs" was mostly obscure. It is a mainstream Thing to "crave" certain textures or repetitive sounds.

What's even weirder, is that it's not just that "stim" content is mainstream; the way everything on the internet is filmed seems to look more like "stim" content. TikToks frequently have a sensory-detail-oriented style that is highly unusual in older online content, honing in on the tactile, visual and auditory characteristics of whatever it's showing, whether that's an eye shadow palette or a cabin in a forest.

When an "influencer" markets their makeup brand, they film videos that almost...highlight that it's a physical substance that can be smudged and smeared around. Online models don't just wear clothes they're advertising, they run their hands over them and make the fabric swish and ripple.

I think this can be seen as a symptom of something wrong with the physical world we live in. I think that almost everyone is chronically understimulated.

Spending time alone in the forest has convinced me of this. The sensory world of a forest is not only much richer than any indoor environment, it is abundant with the sorts of sensations that people seem to "crave" chronically, and the more I've noticed and specifically focused on this, the more I've noticed that the "modern" human's surroundings are incredibly flat in what they offer to the senses.

First of all, forests are constantly permeated with a very soft wash of background noise that is now often absent in the indoor world. The sound of wind through trees has a physiological effect you can FEEL. It's always been a Thing that people are relaxed by white noise, which leads to us being put at ease by the ambient hum of air conditioning units, refrigerators and fans. But now, technology has become much more silent, and it's not at all out of place to hypothesize that environments without "ambient" white noise are detrimental to us.

Furthermore, a forest's ambience is full of rhythmic and melodic elements, whereas "indoor" sounds are often harsh, flat and irregular.

Secondly: the crunch. This is actually one of the most notably missing aspects of the indoor sensory world. Humans, when given access to crunchable things, will crunch them. And in a forest, crunchy things are everywhere. Bark, twigs and dry leaves have crisp and brittle qualities that only a few man-made objects have, and they are different with every type of plant and tree.

Most humans aren't in a lot of contact with things that are "destroyable" either, things you can toy with and tear to little bits in your hands. I think virtually everyone has restlessly torn up a scrap of paper or split a blade of grass with their thumbnail; it's a cliche. And since fidget toys in classrooms are becoming a subject of debate, I think it pays to remember that the vast majority of your ancestors learned everything they knew with a thousand "fidget toys" within arm's reach.

And there is of course mud, and clay, and dirt, and wet sand. I'm 100% serious, squishing mud and clay is vital to the human brain. Why do you think Play-Doh is such a staple elementary school toy. Why do you think mud is the universal cliche thing kids play in for fun. It's such a common "stim" category for a reason.

I could go on and on. It's insane how unstimulating most environments humans spend time in are. And this definitely contributes to ecological illiteracy, because people aren't prepared to comprehend how detailed the natural world is. There are dozens of species of fireflies in the United States, and thousands of species of moths. If you don't put herbicides on your lawn, there are likely at least 20 species of plant in a single square meter of it. I've counted at least 15 species of grass alone in my yard.

Would it be overreach to suggest that some vital perceptive abilities are just not fully developing in today's human? Like. I had to TEACH myself to be able, literally able, to perceive details of living things that were below a certain size, even though my eyes could detect those details, because I just wasn't accustomed to paying attention to things that small. I think something...happens when almost all the objects you interact with daily are human-made.

The people that think ADHD is caused by kids' brains being exposed to "too much stuff" by Electronic Devices...do not go outside, because spending a few minutes in a natural environment has more stimuli in it than a few hours of That Damn Phone.

A patch of tree bark the size of my phone's screen has more going on than my phone can display. When you start photographing lots of living organisms, you run into the strange and brain-shifting reality that your electronic device literally cannot create and store images big enough to show everything you, in real life, may notice about that organism.

[acommonloon]

Chaos and cheeto

We said goodbye in the parking lot of Wild Eggs a few hours ago. It was raining lightly but we stood there smiling as her mom buckled her into the blue car. She wanted Pop's car! D just texted me they're home now. Safe

Life seems so quiet after a few days in the company of our three year old granddaughter. She is constant motion and noise. Even though the weather was perfect, I took few pics, usually I was packing her around. At 35 wriggling pounds she packs above her weight. I love it.

I carried her through most of the zoo Friday evening, putting her down so she could walk up timidly and hold out her plastic bucket for candy at dozens of booths. We'd far more candy at home but it's about the ritual you know.

Young people in costumes handed out the candy while the most popular characters (Disney princesses) were staged throughout the grounds for photo ops accompanied by music that everyone (else) recognized. Snacks including adult beverages were sold at near airport prices and in all, I thought it a nice event for kids and parents.

Saturday we went to a fav burger and malted joint then spent most of the day at two kids parks. The first (Tyler Park) was sat in the old Highlands neighborhood with a playground at the end of a large grassy field surrounded by trees and hills. Her favorite parts were the large stone bridge with a precarious rock path under it and an uneven trail made of logs with the tops sawn flat for better footing. She "petted" a small terrier called Toby and a sheep dog called Cara. Throughout, a beautiful rain of leaves was punctuated by kids rushing, climbing, and sliding and dogs grinning and chasing.

After we sat on the rooftop of a nearby brewery for a drink, watching traffic, before detouring slightly through the Hillcrest neighborhood famous for Halloween decorations. So much plastic. Scary!

Our second park was an entirely different affair. A small area fenced with warning signs prominent, a latched gate, and no dogs allowed. It was ultra modern safe, the ground spongy and rubbery. There were 4 kinds of swings, three with safety harness, and lots of smooth plastic platforms perfect to climb on with buttons to push, wheels to spin, colored disks to look through and bell's to ring. After an hour of that regimented chaos we took her for a final trick or treat.

This one was at D's niece's church. It sucked.

Lol, D seemed surprised at the aggressive proselytizing. If we'd followed programming, we would have taken a tour of the church culminating with a family photo on the church steps and only then could we be registered for the drawing. Lol scary!

When you have to highjack Halloween and bribe people to sample your soul saving methodology you might question if what you offer is any more than trick or treat.

On the way home today, I noticed the building being demolished in downtown New Albany. It looked like war, images of Syria or Ukraine. It rained all the way home. It's quiet now and I can hear the rain. It sounds peaceful and life-giving. What a grand weekend for us.

How sad so many experienced the same two days we did but instead of joy, they've had fear, pain, hunger, death. Every day I'm glad and I'm also reminded many others will end their life rather than endure another, many will suffer at the hands of others, many will succumb to sickness or hunger. Every day trick or treat.

Sure, let's worship the being responsible for all this. Don't question his plan, it gave you joy today and another family got the tragedy of a child's death by car wreck, by illness, by parent, by stranger, by war. Be thankful because if you don't submit and love him, you will be cast into an eternity worse than even life can bring to bear. Lol scary!

A guy I'd known through work for years called me Friday. We'd lost touch when he began to go through a traumatic event. His wife of 25 years decided to divorce him and he hadn't seen it coming. It's a common story really. In any case he said he was happy now, he loved writing music, he was remarried these last four years, and he had his ministry thing. He said it was obvious The Lord had planned this for him because he and his new wife both joined EHarmony on the same day.

<sigh>

He said he didn't know about my beliefs but wondered if I'd like to talk to him because he enjoyed telling his story and people seemed to enjoy it as well.

<sigh>

I said sure.

Friday they identified the body of the boy found in a suitcase in the woods nearby. The mother said he was possesed by a Demon.

Also Friday someone posted about his son who jumped off the front of a shopping cart and ran into a post impaling his eye on a metal strut causing brain trauma.

Saturday the headline read, Toddler killed in crash on I-71 North

Today a headline read 150 killed in Halloween crowd crush in South Korea.

Some may wish to attribute the vagaries of the world to the Lord's plan. If I thought some being was responsible for the every day death of an innocent child, I'd sign up for the resistance.

[televisionboy]

Heyyy can you write more Timmy stuff! Maybe some fluff where the readers having timmys baby so like dad!timmothee? Pleaseeee!! Love you

hope you like it! I love you too

I swear he’s so cute in this gif

taglist: @punkgeekchic @visionsofsweettea @adoresobs @am4sawa @reblogsfandom @somethingstuffy @evarolines

When you first told Timmy you were pregnant, he was like a little kid on Christmas morning hyped up on sugar who just opened his favorite present (I could go on but you get the idea)

Actually, you didn’t tell him. On Father’s Day, you gave him a little gift with a onesie and on it, it said “you’re going to be a daddy!” Surrounded with little black hearts

He stared at it for a good 10 minutes with his mouth hanging open

Seriously someone could’ve tripped over his jaw

During your pregnancy, he was constantly massaging your stomach and buying gifts for the baby when it was ready to come out

He also would read to your stomach and your baby would kick whenever he did (so he did it a LOT)

He cried when you both got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. The doctor had to hand him two boxes of tissues. Timothee tried to pay a lot of money to get a recording 🥺

If anyone tried to feel your stomach, Timmy would give them a death look and tell them it’s not a petting zoo (ppl may have started disliking him after that. he honestly couldn’t care less)

When you were in labor, he was stuck between crying out for joy or crying out because you were squeezing his hand way too tight

Was antsy when the nurses were first to hold his baby but tuned everyone out while they were showing him how to change a diaper

Despite watching a total of 30 tutorials during the span of your pregnancy

Timmy is usually a light sleeper anyways so he’s up in 0.5 seconds if he can sense your baby is about to cry (dad senses)

his heart honestly cracked in to pieces when your baby was crying the first night home

he may have cried a bit when he couldn’t put your baby to sleep right away

actually for a period of time, you were the only one who was able to put your baby to sleep and when you were away from home on a business trip for a few days and your baby was crying, timothee had to sit down when he burst into tears

Called you in between sobs and hiccups saying he was an awful father because he couldn’t even put his own child to sleep

You had to FaceTime him and walk him through the steps of tightly swaddling the baby, and bouncing it

And his face couldn’t be hurting anymore while smiling when his baby’s first words were “daddy”

Posts more frequently photos of his child and you two. Although he does want to protect his baby’s privacy, he can’t help but give Jimmy Kimmel or Ellen updates while on their shows

SUPER antsy when he has to leave the baby to go on a show or film a movie (and he was so emotional filming Dune because he loved filming it but he was so homesick for you and the baby)

He used to party a lot and go out with you to clubs, after parties, wild celebrity birthdays but after his child was born, he got really domestic. He stopped eating so much junk food and started shopping at hippie co-ops, Whole Foods, farmers markets etc.

Really excited for the day when his child is older so he can make embarrassing dad jokes (because that’s what being a parent is basically all about)

[cptn-stvngrntrgrs]

I keep thinking of alexei and Melina interacting with Romanogers babies!!!! 😭😭😭 and yelena as the fun aunt that makes fun of their parents, and I definitely see alexei joining 😭😭 I think Melina would be so gentle with them, teaching them science, showing them animals and I just 😭😭😭

hi anon -YES OMGGG -but was that a prompt because it sure sounded like a prompt!

anyways, here ya go!

Title: turns out i got two

Relationship: Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanoff

Summary:

My whole life I didn't think I have any family. Turns out I got two.

Adventures with both sides of Natasha's family!

ft. romanogers babies, cool Aunt Yelena, Grandpa Alexei and Grandma Melina, and more!

Also on AO3!

“Shhh, don’t wake up your mama!”

Natasha crinkled her nose at the noise around her, still partly muted from the nap she was just waking up from. She wasn’t sure what time it was - just that she closed her eyes in the middle of an old movie and she Steve were watching, knowing damn well it was just background noise while they cuddled in silence. One thing she knew for sure was that she was alone on the couch now but a blanket was draped over her. Giggles erupted next to her ear and she fought against a smile tugging at her lips.

“I think mama’s awake anyway,” a voice answered, an obviously failed attempt at a whisper.

“I think she’s still sleeping,” Natasha joked, peeking an eye open and seeing James right in front of her. He was grinning ear to ear, but there were specks of mud on his face. “James? Did you not listen to Nana and played with the pigs again ?” Fully awake now, Natasha sat up and took James’ face in her hands, leaning in to kiss his forehead. He giggled, throwing his arms around Natasha’s neck for a hug. “Honey,” Natasha pulled away fractionally, “you smell stinky.”

James nervously laughed and tried to explain. “I might have fallen in the pen.” Natasha narrowed her eyes, seeing right through her son’s lie. She didn’t have to be a spy to know that he’s lying - and, judging by the sheepish smile on his face, James knew he can’t fool his mother either.

“Whatever happened to watching him?” Natasha asked Alexei, her voice stern but teasing. No matter how many rules for the kids she tried to establish, it seems that they go out the window once the grandparents are in charge. She knows it should annoy her, yet she can’t help but find it cute. Melina and Alexei are only lenient on the little things anyway, respecting major rules that Steve and Natasha has laid out for their kids.

Looking up from the newspaper he was reading at the kitchen counter, Alexei’s eyes widened. “What do you want me to do! He said he fell! Right, James?” Alexei argued, throwing his hands up and winking - obviously wanting James to make his mom believe that he didn’t deliberately play with his grandma’s experiment - er, pet - pigs. James giggled and nodded, loving his little game with his grandfather. Natasha’s convinced the two of them spending so much time together will drive her to an early grave.

“Yeah, I don’t think even your dad could be convinced of that, bud. Go, take a shower please.” He nodded and ran up the stairs to the bathroom. Yawning and stretching her arms, Natasha turned to Alexei. “What time did you guys get back? And where’s everyone else?” She eyed the clock and saw that it was nearing 7pm. Melina and Alexei took James and Sarah to the Cleveland Zoo earlier in the day, insisting that the kids stop by there before they go back to New York the next day.

Melina and Alexei’s farm in the suburbs of Cleveland became a frequent vacation spot for Steve, Natasha, and the kids. Ever since the Red Room was taken down, Melina and Alexei decided to go back to Ohio and settle down - if that’s what they want to call it. The two have been working with Yelena in tracking down more Widows and other victims of the Red Room - as well as running covert ops in taking down child-trafficking rings - from their farm. Yelena is more of a nomad - being more active in the field by traveling all over the world, although she usually stops by the farm or Natasha and Steve’s house in New York.

“We only have been here for an hour. Steve’s helping Melina with some stuff in the back. Sarah does not want to leave her grandmother’s side,” Alexei smiled fondly. Sarah has thoroughly stolen her grandfather’s heart and it shows.

Natasha nodded, checking her phone for messages. “Is Yelena stopping by? The kids haven’t seen her in a while.”

“Eh, you know her. She might, she might not.” Natasha looked up at that, narrowing her eyes at him. Alexei put his hands up again. “I don’t know. She said she will try. I did not want to put the kids’ hopes up so I did not tell them.”

Natasha smirked. “That sounds like her.” She stood up and headed to the back door to see if she could spot Sarah and Steve. The little girl is sitting on the back of a pony, with Melina standing next to her with a hand perched on her back - although Natasha has a rising suspicion that the pony is a little bit too behaved for a regular farm animal. And Steve is - oh - now breaking logs in half. For what, Natasha isn’t sure, but all she knows is that he makes a damn good sight to see.

“I used to look like that, you know. Maybe even bigger.” Alexei, who Natasha didn’t notice have moved next to her, suddenly piped up, seemingly following her line of sight. “Your mom - you know, those years we lived here - she liked it, I could tell.” Natasha wrinkled her nose, frowning as she looked up at Alexei. “What, what? I’m just saying. He’s not the only super soldier in the house. I’m just saying. I put on some weight but I still look good, no? Melina still thinks so.”

“Okay, calm down. I don’t really need all the gory details.” Natasha shook her head, looking back at Steve. He’s almost through his pile of whole logs, his shirt now almost completely drenched in sweat.

“But that’s my point - there are still gory details,” Alexei winked at Natasha’s overly-dramatic shudder. “You know. If you two need more weekends alone, Melina and I don’t mind having the kids over. You just have to tell us.”

Resisting the urge to roll her eyes, Natasha turned to meet Alexei’s eyes. “Ha ha, I get it. As weird as what you’re trying to say - thank you. I appreciate it, really.” He grinned, his right arm reaching around Natasha to envelop her in a one-arm hug. It took a while for Natasha to let Alexei start hugging her again, and once she did, he never let a moment to do so pass.

Natasha caught Sarah’s eyes when the latter looked up, waving with her free hand. She heard Sarah squeal and say something to Melina, who nodded at the little girl. Sarah brought her arms out and was lifted off the pony by her grandmother before making a mad dash to the back door where Natasha was standing. Alexei slid the door open just in time to hear the “Mommy!!!” screech coming from Sarah, with said little girl running into her mom’s open arms.

“Hi honey! How was your time at the zoo today?” Natasha asked while hugging Sarah tightly. The little girl hugged her back with all her might before letting go, excited to answer her mom’s question.

“I had so much fun! Grandma taught me about animals!”

“Go on, tell your mama which one is your favorite,” Alexei prodded, reaching down to help straighten Sarah’s hair.

“I liked the monkeys! They remind me of Rocky,” the girl replied, making Natasha sputter. Ah, yes. Sarah and her ever-fascination with Rocket Raccoon will never not amuse any of the other Avengers.

“Make sure to tell him that, honey,” Steve suddenly piped up, having walked back with Melina. He stood next to Natasha and planted to swift kiss to her lips.

Natasha wrinkled her nose, flicking his arm. “You stink, go shower after your son,” she waved him off, sending him laughing up to their room to get changed.

“And do you remember what animal group monkeys are a part of?” Melina asked, kneeling on one knee next to Sarah.

Sarah paused for a minute, scrunching up her brows in the same way as Steve often would when thinking - something Natasha would often tease him about - before answering. “Primates!”

This made Melina beam and kiss her forehead before standing up. “Very good, baby! You’re the smartest little girl I know!” she praised, making Sarah giggle. Turning to Natasha and Alexei, she inclined her head to the kitchen. “Come on, dinner should be ready soon.”

Once Steve and James got back and helped set the table, they all gathered around the table to eat. Melina made Borscht and Stroganoff - both of which are favorites of James and Sarah. They were laughing about how Sarah tried to ride one of the ponies at the zoo thinking it would be as tame as Melina’s pony, only to have it get spooked and run away when the doorbell rang. The adults all exchanged a look as Alexei stood up to answer the door.

“Who’s that grandma?” James asked, glancing up before taking a bite of his food.

“Your favorite aunt, it’s who!” A voice bellowed, followed by a tapping of feet.

“Auntie Yelena!” Both children chorused, rushing out of their seats to greet their aunt before she even reached the kitchen. “Fanny!” they squealed once the dog found them and started circling their feet.

Yelena walked into the kitchen with Sarah and James latched on both of her sides, Fanny following right on their heels. “Hello, everybody. Thanks for not waiting for me before eating,” she deadpanned.

“We didn’t even know you were coming.” Melina answered, scooping more soup into Steve’s bowl.

Yelena’s mouth dropped. “Natasha knew! I texted her. This is so unfair,” she huffed and sat down on the available seat next to Steve once the kids let go of her.

“What? I wanted it to be a surprise!” Natasha argued, smirking at her sister. “Isn’t that what you would’ve wanted?” she asked before eating a spoonful of Stroganoff. Yelena pouted, taking a piece of bread and biting into it.

Conversation flowed nicely throughout dinner, and it wasn’t until everyone moved into the living room while eating dessert did Yelena start braiding Sarah’s hair. “Are you ever going to color your hair, honey?” She asked, her fingers swiftly yet delicately weaving through the little girl’s hair.

“Oh please, Yelena, she’s six. Don’t give her any ideas,” Natasha waved her off, passing the bowl of ice cream to Steve.

Melina laughed, getting everyone’s attention. “It’s funny you say that, you know. Considering you would put temporary dyes in Yelena’s hair when you were younger. Not to mention your blue hair,” she nudged Alexei’s side, making him snort. “Remember?”

Steve looked at Natasha, his mouth dropping fractionally. “You had blue hair?” That got James’ attention too, as he turned to them from the TV.

Natasha narrowed her eyes at Melina before looking at Steve. “You’ve seen me with how many different hair colors already?”

“Yes, but that’s different because those are for missions, so it doesn’t mean the same. You had honest-to-god blue hair?” he tried asking again.

“Didn’t you bring the photo album with you, mama?” Yelena asked, looking up at Melina.

Melina nodded and stood up from the couch, plucking the album from one of her bookshelves. “Here, see?” She brought it over to where Steve and Natasha were sitting, setting it on the coffee table in front of them.

The photo album looked worn but the pictures were still clear, surprisingly. It contained the tale of their undercover family in Ohio, yet it all felt very real. Steve smiled softly at a young Natasha - he’s seen some of this pictures before, but the photobooth shots of a young her and Yelena have been new additions to the album. He figured they might have had it restored because it looked crisp and blown up.

“Wow, she wasn’t kidding. You did have blue hair,” he remarked, making Natasha glare at him. “What? It looks good! You looked so… punk.”

“She does have a flair for the dramatic,” Yelena agreed, tying Sarah’s braid in place. “There, all done! Show your mama.”

Sarah skipped to Natasha’s side, showing off her new braid and getting praises from her parents. She looked down to where everyone was looking at, noting the pictures for the first time. “Is that you, Aunt Yelena?” she pointed to a picture of a little girl holding a box in front of a tree.

Yelena knelt down next to the table to look at which photo she was pointing at and stifled a laugh. The ends of her hair in that picture have tints of pink in them, probably from one of Natasha’s so-called “experiments” back then - where she would usually test out a color on Yelena’s hair too before committing all of it on hers. She nodded at Sarah, “Yes, honey, that’s me. That’s your mom next to me.” she pointed at where a young Natasha was smiling brightly at the camera.

“Your hair looked like candy!”

Looking smug, Yelena leaned back to look at her sister in the eye, who was already shaking her head. “Well, honey, it’s a good thing your mom knows a lot about hair colors.”

Steve snorted at the inside joke between them just as Sarah started rattling off a list of colors she wants to try. It sounds like she might just be listing every color she can recall, but Yelena knows Natasha has at least found her new muse to experiment hair colors with.

[bronzewool]

No.

Just no.

I’m not addressing the incest part of this post because it purposely feels like a trap to make a flimsy counterargument set up by OP if you try and think about this post for longer than two seconds (unless they’re referring to incest play? then I don’t give a fuck if you wanna pretend you and your partner are cousins for the sake of playing out a scene together), I’m more curious about what OP puts under the same category as incest because it is really fucking telling.

Ageplay is when two CONSENTING ADULTS are having a consensual activity (sexual or otherwise) where one participant takes on the role of a younger persona (i.e. wearing a school uniform or calling the other person mummy/daddy) and the other plays the older persona who disciplines the former or has some sort of control over them (i.e. spanking). The appeal of ageplay is not the physical objectification of minors (because not all ageplay requires the younger persona to be a minor, just younger than the adult persona) but the act of being a caretaker and caring for their partner. At the end of the day, that person still wants to fuck a grown-ass adult.

CNC play or Consensual non-consent play, is the act of two consenting adults playing out a scene where one is GIVING their partner control and TRUSTING them to not abuse that trust. CNC is an oxymoron simply due to you fact you can't rape someone who has given you consent, otherwise it stops being rape. You’re clutching your pearls at the idea of someone playfully pinning their partner to the bed while they’re giggling “No, stop please. No~” in really bad stage acting. The horror. Someone, please think of the children.

Ageplay, CNC, medical fetism, dominatrix, intruder play (a really popular one with the gay community btw) or just regular M&S are all “Dominance & Submission” scenes with different window dressing. The appeal of D&S for many people, regardless of what flavour you’re into, is the the act of GIVING your partner control over your body in fun ways and TRUSTING your partner to RESPECT your BOUNDARIES.

And guess what, sunshine? Unlike what fanfic has taught you, most couples like switching roles so its not always the big scary manly man playing the dominant role.

If D&S is not your kink, then it’s not your kink, but how dare you try and weasel your way out of an argument you started by insinuating that perfectly normal sexual fantasies between healthy couples belong in the same conversation as incest/pedo/zoo/necro.

Why is it always you people who get so uncomfortable about fetishes outside of your comfort zone you take a perfectly normal vanilla scenario and do mental gymnastics to come to the logical conclusion, “This couple is one step away from kidnapping a real child / buying a pet pig / digging up a dead body”

I even know a couple who are into necrophillia. You know what that means? It means she sometimes gets into a bathtub full of cold water and ice for a few minutes, and while her skin was still clammy, she lies perfectly still on the bed while he goes at it. That’s it. I’m sorry reality is not nearly as exciting as your imagination.

People like you are the reason leather belongs at pride.

And if you aren’t talking about real sex (because your post was vague as fuck) and you’re talking about fandoms who write/draw incest/non-con/lolicon/zoophilia or whatever it is furries call it when they see a sexy dragon.

No.

Just no.

I do not have the patience in me to do another rant to protect fucking fictional characters from *checks notes* fake make-belief scenarios that have no connection to real life.

"You all say you're pro kink and pro nasty gay sex but you hate on ageplay, incest, cnc etc"

Correct! This is because not all fetishes are the same! Hope this helps 🙃