#predictions about a week till release

[swagging-back-to]

my arcane predictions

viktor is like god and was the mage who saved jayce

the climax fight occurs in the void/collapsed hexgate

vi and caitlyn do actually make up by the very end

isha dies

mel dies but not in jinx's attack from se 1.

jayce kills mel ???? (if i predict this right i deserve a million dollars from riot games) don't ask me to explain if you haven't seen leaks bc it's also a reach even if youve seen them

heimerdinger kills at least one person or at least attempts it by the end of the show

lots of death

jayce vs viktor fight

vi vs caitlyn fight (like a real one not just an argument)

ekko is a pivotal player in the very end of the series and might even cause a paradox

[inkdrinkerworld]

Tactics

Pairing: hockey!sirius x reader (established relationship) (wc: 1.4k)

Cw: reader is slightly bratty, SMUT, MDNI 18+ ONLY, brat!reader, degradation (slight), p in v penetration (unprotected but he does pull out), hair pulling, fluffy ending. I think that’s it but lmk if I missed anything

You’re riding Sirius’ every last nerve as you stomp around the house with a pout in full effect. It’s not so much that you can’t be upset, it’s that you’re doing it for his attention and he’s not giving you the satisfaction.

He’s busy this weekend, which you’d known, but so what if you feel a bit needy and want him to pay you some mind.

God damn Sirius for turning you into this.

He’s going over strategies for the game in a few days, his hockey coach drilling all sorts of tactics into his head as enforcer and all that.

You sigh for the tenth time and Sirius bites the inside of his cheek to prevent himself from saying anything.

“Siri, can’t you take a break? We can pop into the Christmas market before it gets too busy.”

He rolls his eyes, you’d been to the Christmas market two hours before and gotten everything you’d wanted.

Sirius knows your tricks, which is how he accurately predicts that due to his lack of response you’d flip yourself on the settee next to him and drop your head into his lap.

“Sirius.”

He looks down at you, grey eyes nearly blue. “Poppet, we spoke about this. After tomorrow I’m all yours.”

He pats your cheek and goes back to his iPad reading through the opposing team’s strategy and trying to see potential lineups and who he can best agitate tomorrow night.

You huff again, “You never have time for me.”

You know you’re being petulant and whiny but it’s not your fault.

Sirius has been gone nearly two weeks and he’s off again tomorrow with a week off. It’s that week off that has your body thrumming with excitement and nerves and Sirius looks good.

He always has but all the training and the games have toned him ridiculously.

Hence your attitude not being your fault.

“That’s not true.” Sirius frowns at your words.

“It is true. You’ve hardly called,” not true- Remus was telling him he’s just as bad as James was while they were away, not that Sirius cared. “And when you’re home you’re always on your iPad.”

You’re starting to push his buttons; your words are exaggerations and you both know it.

“Poppet, just give me till tomorrow.” His words have a bit of bite to them and it sets your mood in cement.

“Oh yeah? And then tomorrow night after your big win and you’ve busted up your nose again, I’ll have to tend to you and then you’ll want to go see your friends and go to the pub, and-“ your rant is cut short by Sirius gabbing your jaw and applying just enough pressure that your cheeks swish and you gasp a little.

“You’re itching for a row and I’m not having one with you. Cut it out.” His grey eyes narrow, watching as yours widen like saucers. When he releases your face with a quick peck your resolve doubles.

“Or what? You barely even have time right now for a kiss.”

Sirius chuckles and sets his iPad to the side. His hands are strong and firm where they pull you to sit in his lap and face him.

“Is this the hill you want to die on, poppet?” Your shoulders rise just as Sirius shakes his head. “Think about what you’re gonna say, baby.”

You’ve thought about it and it’ll get you exactly what you want. Sirius can almost taste the words before they’re out of your mouth.

“Am I wrong? This is the most attention I’ve had from you since you came back from Coventry.”

It’s the snark in your tone that has your boyfriend’s hand sliding round your neck, a gentle hold but a hold nonetheless.

“Such a smart girl but you just can’t help trouble, can you?”

You shrug and that solidifies the type of night you’re about to have.

Sirius’ hand tightens around your neck, his lips pressed beside your ear. “You’re such a fucking brat,” his lips create a trail from your earlobe to your collarbone, bites and kisses interchanged and left over on your skin till he reaches your lips.

“Kiss me.” You grumble as he brushes his nose against yours but never meets your mouth.

“I shouldn’t even give you one. Don’t deserve a kiss.” He bites the hinge of your jaw just as you’re about to complain.

“Siri.” You get out, rocking your hips into his as his other hand dips beneath your shirt.

“No you don’t get to decide how tonight’s going poppet,” he kisses just between the valley of your breasts before taking off your shirt. “You could’ve if you’d waited. But you’re just so impatient, just so needy. Just so depraved.” Sirius licks a stripe up your chest on the last word.

Goosebumps immediately erupt on your chest and stomach.

His other hand releases your neck, sitting further back into his spot as you rock your hips faster.

“Please touch me.”

Sirius grins, wicked and impish. “Now you have manners, go figure.” He doesn’t move a hand to help you and in your frustration you bang a fist against his chest.

His grin is gone but you don’t see what takes its place because Sirius has you leaning over the back of the settee and your shorts around your ankles.

“Silly needy thing.” He mutters, the slap he delivers to your bare bottom echoing through your quiet apartment. “Can’t mind your tongue at all can you, poppet?”

He’s goading you now, wanting to see how far you’re willing to go.

“It’s not like you don’t like it.” Your words end in a sharp gasp, your hands clutching the back of the settee tightly.

“Can’t help yourself at all today,” you hear him shuffling behind you, his sweatpants falling around his ankles. You feel the head of his cock and lean forward a little more, a much more severe arch to your back.

“Please don’t tease.”

Sirius snickers, moving his tip between your folds before slipping in and then back out.

“This what you needed?” He asks, wrapping a hand in your hair and pulling so that your chin is tipped upwards.

“Yes yes!” Your words preface him slamming right into you, your nails gripping the sofa as Sirius sets a brutal pace.

“Fucking brat,” he grunts, the hand in your hair wound tight and the one of your waist slips to your thigh and pulls it up.

The angle shift sends him deeper into you and tears spring to your eyes.

“Sirius.” You croak, turning your chin a little to see him but the tears cloud your vision. “Oh god, right there.”

He smirks, leaning down and crowding your space but never pressing his lips to yours.

“Terrible at asking for what you want so you just have to poke and get a rise out of me hm?”

You nod, “You never fuck me like this if I ask.”

Sirius chuckles, nipping at your cheek. “Liar.” His words are punctuated with a sharp thrust and a choking gasp from you.

It doesn’t take long before Sirius has you keening and crying as he fucks you, his hand sneaking from your thigh to your clit and you shake against Sirius’ chest.

“There,” you whine, your hands on his wrist to get him to apply more pressure. “I’m close.”

Sirius does, your back bowing as you come around him. He isn’t far behind you but just as he’s about to reach his own orgasm he pulls out and thick white ropes of him cover your lower back, just above your ass.

You fall into Sirius as he catches his breath, chin resting on his slick chest. “Can I have a kiss now?”

He smiles, pushing back some of the wet strands of hair that have stuck to your face. “Course doll.”

He peppers them all over your cheeks before slotting your lips together, the kiss far more tender than he’d been just a couple seconds earlier.

“C’mon, let’s go get in the shower.” He whispers against your lips, using his discarded shirt to clean up your back.

“Then we can watch Christmas movies?”

Sirius sighs, kissing your forehead. A tinge of guilt piercing his heart. “I’ll be in the room with you but I really do have to finish going through the tactics, poppet.”

You shrug, far more amenable to the idea now. “S’long as we can cuddle.”

“I can do that, baby.”

[baji-sideblog]

Introducing the pathetic ocean prince and your angel ex boyfriend

The two winners of the poll!!

ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

Jason Rovelin

-Jason was your boyfriend for about a year, but before the two of you got together he had worked on getting any rivals out of his way and isolated you from everyone.

-Leaving him your only option and comfort. He had you move in with him in just a few months and made you quit your job. Saying that the drive from home to it wouldn’t be worth it.

-Though when he noticed you trying to become friends with your new neighbor Jason was having none of it and killed them.

-He was caught and brought to court where his lawyer convinced the whole court it was involuntary manslaughter. An accident. Where the murder weapon a chainsaw slipped while Jason was cutting down tree branches killing your neighbor. That the safety strap on it was manufactured wrong. A simple defective product what was Jason to do? After all he couldn’t predict any of this would happen now could he.

-He was sent to jail for four years. But you knew it wasn’t an accident. You knew the truth. So you sent him a letter breaking up with him. You never heard anything back.

-Growing scared you moved away hoping that you’d never have to deal with Jason again. Before you knew it four years passed and he was released from jail. After a week or two of silence you started to think that maybe he didn’t know where you lived! Till you heard a familiar flap of wings as the door to your home creaked open.

Rain Orcinus Pearl

-Rain is the youngest child of six, as such he never had as many expectations put on him like his older siblings did. Which was how he liked it he was free to do his own thing.

-Especially in modern times his job felt so much easier just sit around and do the bare minimum. The only real effort he put in was into his hobbies. He barely left the castle because of it and only left when he had to for politic affairs and all.

-Though one day his eldest sibling Dew dragged him outside to get some fresh air. Rain groaned and pouted the whole time as Dew rolled their eyes and pushed their sibling to get out there. To get them off his back Rain swam up to one of the small boats to socialize with whatever leg haver was on it.

-To his surprise he didn’t expect to see someone as pretty as you. Rain froze up his face flush as he tried to get any words out of his mouth. Looking down at the prince you spoke trying to see if he’d say anything.

-It made Rain more flustered hearing your voice and he slowly sunk back into the water since he wasn’t moving. So shrugging it off you went back to your thing. After a few minutes Rain came back up and climbed into your boat struggling to pull himself up.

-When he did he kinda just flopped into it and was quick to fix himself so he wouldn’t look like a mess. Rain tried to flirt with you, but it was honestly a bit pathetic he kept stumbling over his words and had a hard time saying anything cohesive. But you laughed which was a win in Rain’s books.

-Rain had one goal in mind getting a cutie like you to marry him I mean he is a prince who wouldn’t say yes to him. Or at least a date! He can work with a date, dates lead to marriage! Right??

ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹ ᡣ𐭩ྀིྀི₊ ⊹

Little facts!

Jason Rovelin

-Jason is best friends with Rider the two having met in jail. They see each other sort of like siblings too. Especially since Jason is older than Rider by 11 years he did his best to watch out for him when the two were in jail.

-When the two see each other Jason likes to tease Rider by pulling him down to his level. Making Rider groan and roll his eyes getting huffy.

-Rider and him having matching friend tattoos and Jason only trust him to do his ink.

-Jason is 36 and 6”5

-As an artamea angel Jason has the ability to flashbang you, which he has done to you before sometimes by accident, sometimes not.

-If you’re taller then him, he’d fly just high enough to be taller then you to mess with you.

Rain Orcinus Pearl

-Rain’s family are descendants of the very first ocean folks made by Luvan it’s why they have their royal status.

-Rain really likes history and studies a lot about the Eclipsed War the biggest one in their world’s history. It happened over hundreds of years ago and somethings are lost from written history. Which is why he finds it so interesting.

-Rain is 24 and I don’t know how long he is exactly yet lol

-His childhood nickname was Inny because he had a speech impediment when he was a child and couldn’t pronounce Rs.

-He gets embarrassed when his siblings call him Inny.

[apriciticreveries]

ive had this lil guy in my gallery for about a week now so ill just . release them now i guess . .

say hi to i-don’t-know-their-name ! right now they’re practically an undeveloped and neglected idea that i can barely think of expanding on and also only barely managed to illustrate . but who knows, maybe theyll be released with kei . .

anyways right now they a plain but volatile guy who you don’t know and can’t predict when they’ll snap at you . kinda similar to till in as they barely survived their owners treatment and is now the probably 347392920th attempt at winning a season also by their owner . they’re fucked up and batshit crazy inside . ya . might do something with them in the future might not, depends on how im feeling and if like anyone is interested in them . . also their design probably isn’t even canon yet too

[yuseirra]

I'm drawing a comic~ for the meantime...this manga honestly made me so frustrated and pissed earlier, I just ranted on and I found it so funny to read. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do, here's how I feel about it rn!!

oh, this is such a perfect time to take a break from it though, i constantly feel so nervous about creating something for it because things escalate fast and I need to make good sense of it and reflect it into my works EVERY week. I am nuts for staying accurate to the source material (it may not seem like it but I'm really a perfectionist and I wish to do a good job getting the characters right) This work has a knack for making me feel extremely tense. It's been that way for the past three months I've hopped in, it's nice and enjoyable to have something to be invested on but sometimes it gets too much.. people are growing insane and pointing knives at each other, our protagonist stabbed himself and fell into the waters. The fact that I think it was an utterly foolish decision for him to have been that way does not help. I do not support what he's done. It does make a pretty impressive scene considering it's a manga and the art looks good, I think they planned that scene to be there from the beginning too but Sigh

I think he directed his anger to the wrong guy. I am not convinced that was the right choice he's made so I hate the look of it. Way to feel this way about the main character huh,

I can't draw.. when things make me this nervous, what else is going to unfold? I feel like I can see the big picture for the whole thing, but there is no way I can predict all the little details and what if things get super ugly, even uglier than how it is now?? I can't possibly work with that, it's just so hard!; Mengo-san Aka-san, what did I do to deserve this?? I came in because I thought I understood what this is!!! I have a good idea of how things are going to go!!! Why do you have to make everything SO MESSY?? It's frustrating. I AM collecting the physical volumes you know? I WANT TO TILL THE END?? please don't make me regret it, You seriously AREN'T going to make the one guy Ai confessed her love to a total freak. You know that and I know it too. It's just out there and set in stone, goodness. This isn't funny. This is so pointless. It wears me out ugghhh it's not about the ship I mean, it's about the message!!! the plot!!!!!! I really don't like how this manga makes things way more complex than what it actually is. It doesn't have to be that way.

Heheh. I ranted again- the stuff below's what I wrote earlier. Honorable mention to chatgpt for helping me translate it.. this is just. I just want things to get resolved. It's getting so dumb.

***

Kamiki is drowning and getting dragged away, Aqua stabs himself, then floats on the water with a melancholy expression on his face… and then there's a break for two weeks or so, right? Ugh, seriously.

But honestly, even in this weirdly ended situation, I’m actually glad there’s a break. If there wasn’t, I wouldn’t be able to write things like this. I get too nervous to write because I really hate making mistakes. I genuinely don’t like it. Normally, I wouldn’t enjoy talking about uncertain situations like this…

But what can I do when I see things?;;; If I didn’t understand anything at all, I wouldn’t be able to write something like this, and if I didn’t have enough time, I wouldn’t have time to think about it, so I wouldn’t be able to write then either. But now that I do understand, it’s just… so frustrating, suffocating, nerve-wracking, and I feel all fidgety because of it.

Honestly, this manga should just release one chapter and then take a break. Release one chapter and then take a break. It would be nice to have about a week to think about it with a clear mind. It’s so exhausting, really. I feel like I know where this is all headed in the end, but the creators have been dragging things out so slowly. Even with the Aqukana storyline, I got so tired with how they handled it that I took a break from reading it last year…

The story hands you the key. It even clearly shows you the door that the key can open. But then it puts up dozens of other doors next to it, meaningless ones. Even after giving you all the answers, it tries to confuse you. But you can see right through it. And while doing that, it points to each door saying, 'Isn't this door pretty~~~ How about that one?' constantly taunting you along. All while it's them that's given you the key already in the first place.

It’s really frustrating… I’m so tired. If I couldn’t see anything, I’d just watch while grumbling or be like, 'Oh…' and keep my distance without overthinking it. But it’s suffocating and frustrating not knowing why they’re doing such pointless things, and it makes me anxious too…

Well… I could just take a break, but… I really like Ai. And when I look at the man she loved, I feel like he could actually be a really good character too, so I watch carefully… There’s a lot to dig into. It would be nice to shift the focus onto the other characters, too, but…

Seriously, nothing’s been properly resolved, has it? They’ve been dragging it out for ages. The characters keep doing crazy things. You can’t end a story like this. It’s just… they're not writing well, but they’re doing it on purpose. This manga is like that; the creators enjoy twisting things, and I should just enjoy that too, but I don't think I do. I just want to use the key and go through the door; I’m not interested in looking at the various door knobs. I wish they’d just stop now. I feel like I know what’s going on. That’s why I’m here to draw fan art. I get so up and down every week, but if the outcome isn’t what I’m thinking, I have no idea what it could be, and I don’t think it would make for a good story at all. I’m not saying it has to go the way I want for it to be a good story! It’s just… if it doesn’t, it feels like the message will completely collapse. It’s not about the couple… Even if the characters die, as long as the story is good, that’s fine, but the framework has to hold up!

About Kamiki's state,

his trauma and the dire-ness of his mentality is probably even more serious than Aqua’s, right? And I actually got that right too.

They said they only felt alive when they were with Ai. That means, in essence, they’re as good as dead now. But if they still want to keep living in that state, it means there was something they believed they had to do.

That’s likely related to the wishes mentioned in Mephisto and Fatal.

‘I want to see you. I want your life to return.’ (Mephisto)

‘I want to get closer to you. I want to receive your love again.’ (Fatal)

'For that, I can do anything. I can even offer my life. I can sacrifice anything. What more do I need to use?' <(Common themes in both songs)

In short, it’s all about 'I want to see you.'"

The "you" here refers to Ai.

That’s what it is.

Well… when you think about it, what Kamiki is doing now is essentially that. His underlying wish was that, but the way he’s going about it has become completely twisted. I don’t think he developed this kind of logic on his own. He’s been influenced or possessed by something. Because he was never someone who could hurt others.

This character didn't harm Ai… I truly believe he wouldn't have hurt her. Everything he’s doing now, in his own way, is probably for Ai. It’s just that he’s gone mad.

And thus, you can infer he's in such a serious condition, yet it hasn’t been highlighted at all.

They made his past so tragic and horrifying (I try to thoroughly analyze the character's psychological state; as I mentioned before, I try to sync up with their emotions…), and yet, with this character, there are parts I just can’t dive into because it’s too overwhelming. It’s plainly obvious. He’s not in his right mind right now. He’s too depressed and tormented to be alive.

Think about it, he’s been through extremely serious things since he was at least ten years old, maybe even younger… Just thinking about it makes me… I once considered exploring this, incorporating to my works, but I simply couldn’t. I really couldn’t… it’s too horrifying!

If the author had written him in a way where he turned into a serial killer because he developed a hatred for women or something like that, I wouldn’t have been able to forgive it. Even though I haven’t experienced such things, I feel I know enough of it to say that would be too shallow, convenient, and disrespectful. That’s really not how you handle such material. It’s beyond lazy—it's irresponsible. But I didn’t think it would go that way.

Whether this character ends up being revealed as the ultimate villain or not, if they’ve created a character like this and don’t address it properly, it’s not respectful to the character. It’s too much…

But I believe that the creators have a certain affection for what they’ve created, so I trust they’ll handle it. I just… want to see it handled properly. I think the delay is because they couldn’t fully express it while the anime was airing. They keep taking breaks and adjusting their pace; part of it might be due to the creators’ conditions, but I think they might have deliberately delayed introducing new content to match the anime’s schedule.

Honestly, I got into this because I knew. I realized, "Ah, this is what this character is going through."

He really liked Ai. It was set up in a way that he had no other choice but to become that way.

Other characters have their own core identity, right? Even if you strip away all their relationships with other characters, they have something of their own.

But when you look at this character, from the planning stage, everything was set to align with Ai, and without Ai, the character itself wouldn’t exist…;; He just collapses. Like in the lyrics, "I can’t live without Ai." The only consolation is that Ai truly did love him back… It’s like, the creators made this character specifically as a match for Ai, you know?

When you create a character like that, it’s only right to handle it in a way that makes that visible.

About his relationship with Ai… it’s not like I just think they look good together or something… It’s more like, when you look at the story and the way the characters are built, it’s obvious that they were made that way!!!

But even in the current situation and how ugly it is, there's one reason I think Ai made a good choice in picking him as her husband. She picked a extremely handsome guy and passed down superior looks to their kids haha. When you look at him, it doesn't make it seem like Ai is way out of his league in terms of looks, does it? She met someone who matched her well and dated him, that’s how it feels. I’m pretty sure they’re really gods, you know? They’re like the god of entertainment and the god of light. Their story is just too similar… they resemble each other so much… If you look at mythology, Ame-no-Uzume’s husband just fell for her at first sight, got swept along, married her, and they even shared a shrine, living happily together… Ame-no-Uzume just barged into his domain, made herself at home, and they got together right away. That god really married well. He ruled over not just one or two domains, but was a supreme indigenous deity and was considered just and noble… It’s like, “Oh, I like this one,” and she picked him like that. And judging by the drawings, Ame-no-Uzume was really beautiful… She was incredibly cute… I was so happy looking at that mythology. They bless the couple’s fate and marriage because they’re satisfied and happy with each other. People even make masks of the two gods and wear them together during festivals.

Look, if I’m a romance writer and I want to write something related to the entertainment industry, and I borrow mythology, and I know this couple's mythology? And then I write a story like this? Well… from my perspective, Kamiki is a mad god who went crazy after losing his wife. He genuinely loved Ai. Look at his expression in chapter 162. It’s the same as in chapter 153. He loved her that much, and on top of that, she was his savior, his lover, and even the mother of his child, raising them risking everything she's got. He believes she died because of his mistake—so what would he do? He might have thought about following her in death but couldn’t, so he thought, "If I do something, maybe Ai will come back." And when that didn’t work, he just ended up desperately wanting to see Ai again… I think that’s what drove him mad. I don’t think he’s in his right mind. He’s totally lost it. I mean, who could stay sane after losing someone like that for over a decade?

It’s not like the readers should have to guess why he’s fallen apart like this, right? It’s time for the story to show us. I’m really struggling with this��making deductions, writing, drawing—and every time a new chapter is released, people come to me, feeling sad or offering comfort. Seriously, I’m fine! isn’t it? Aren’t the creators romance writers? How could they not cover this? It’s not just about the couple—this is such rich material, and not using it would be a waste, don’t you think? And it doesn’t make sense… Why would they write it so that Ai loved someone truly strange? It’s not like that. Ugh, seriously.

As I always say, it’s not my work, so I could be completely wrong.

Still… it just feels like such a waste. Not using this? Not doing this?

I think all the clues are there… They’re doing this on purpose. Just wait and see. I’m not called the Prophet-type for nothing (INFJ)? When it comes to things like this, my intuition isn’t that bad. There are a lot of things I’ve figured out as soon as I saw them.

What’s frustrating about this manga is that if the plot progression itself is confusing, that’s fine as a mystery element.

But here, they give you all the answers, then pretend they haven’t, dragging things out while playing dumb. That really makes me go, “What are they doing?” It’s like they show all the answers and then, without reason, go off on a tangent. It’s like entering the destination into a navigation system, knowing where you’re supposed to go, but steering the car in the opposite direction for three hours.

Then, they turn around like nothing happened and head towards the destination. It’s pointless. If you don’t know the destination from the start, there’s a thrill as you go. But this just looks like foolishness. It’s like, eventually, it’ll come to this conclusion, but the story gives you the answer upfront and then insists, "Actually, no~" and lies about it. I don’t think it’s a very good method. It’s tiring…

Maybe it works in a volume format, but reading it as it’s released makes you wonder, "What’s even going on here?"

Haha, I came into this with confidence. At this point, there’s quite a bit that’s built up.

When I think about it, I’ve gotten all the critical parts right. Look at the expressions Kamiki makes when he looks at Ai. Does he look like someone who would order Ryosuke to kill Ai just because she rejected him?

This guy just can’t come to his senses after Ai’s death. He’s been doing everything he could just to see Ai again.

And if you’re still confused, the answer is always in Ai’s video message.

Would Ai, of all people, say she wanted to live forever with someone who ordered her death? That’s not how you write that story. The answer was already there, so I don’t know what this manga is doing.

That's why I'm not worried about Aqua right now! I'm mad! LOL. Hey, your dad definitely loved your mom more than anyone else in the entire world. He loved her more than his own life. Well, maybe you put Ruby first… But seriously, is he really so crazy that he tried to kill Ruby just to save Ai?!

But if that's the case, then it means he's not in his right mind, so he needs an exorcism…;;

How could Aqua not understand what kind of person his dad is, even after playing him as his role? Why can't he get a sense of it? Why didn't he listen, and instead tried to drown him in the ocean? Why did he do that? Is he really that evil? Am I missing something? Why are you like this? I can’t sympathize with it—was that really the only way? It doesn’t look that way to me. This is like a parade of fools, seriously. Did I completely miss the mark? Am I really wrong? Did I get everything wrong, and did I fail to see it properly? Then why does Ai’s video message say what it does?

Aqua, please get a grip. And Kamiki is out of his mind. He needs to go to a hospital. Seriously. What is all this?

That's all.

[localrye]

Ok I decided to write a personal (very predictable) music summary for my blog, focused on hardcore, screamo and adjacent music, since it's what I generally post on here. I usually do that in my journal but I guess it'd be nice to have it accessible here too for reference. (+ in my journal I do it for other music genres as well)

I'm not like. knowledgeable about music as much as all the punx I follow here, I can't explain why I'm drawn to certain sounds or talk about music in more technical way coz I don't make my own music nor play in any bands or know anyone who does irl and it's not the way in which I interact with music, I just listen to stuff and it either makes me feel something or inspires me or stimulates my brain in a specific way and I can't stop listening. So I just like what I like and don't know how to explain it yknow!

So The best band I saw live this year was Dauðyflin. Inside the venue there was a wobbly makeshift platform that you could climb and since I'm short and can't see much in the crowd and I can't mosh anyway, I climbed it and sat there and man. That was such a good experience!! Very good energy, loved observing the band members and I also always love observing moshpits so I could see it kind of from above and it looked insane. It was I think around 23 o clock but I was very energised, fucking love Dauðyflin, great performance. Got a cassette from them but unfortunately couldn't talk to any band member coz no one was at the table for a long time so I just left the money under the cassette pile lmao

Absolutely no one will be surprised that my fav album this year was Spiral In A Straight Line by Touché Amoré. I feel like I don't even have to explain, you all know I just love TA, Jeremy's lyrics always feel like anxiety, ocd and autism and is for me. But I also loved the debut EP by Pluto The Racer!!! Was very excited for my boys, got it on vinyl and really hope I get to see them live in 2025! They just sound so sunny and make me feel like skating or just being outside! And a song from this EP (Rails) joined my long-term fav songs, it's incredibly relatable for me. I also really loved the split between ONLY and Barabbas, du förtappade. ONLY's EP from 2022 is a release I regularly listen to, so I was very excited to hear something new from them and I've been waiting for this split since autumn last year! Listened to it so much on the trains this year, it will always feel comforting! Also loved the debut EP of State Power, I listen to their pop punk band and was very excited to find out they're also playing hardcore! And Full of Hell's Coagulated Bliss, I think it's my favourite album from FoH so far?? Listened to it on a loop for like 2 weeks straight, I was obsessed.

Honorary mentions: Headlights EP by Kid, Feral (been listening to it so much this month, I love it, makes me feel like standing on the mossy boulders in my local forests and looking at the snowy mountains! or like looking up in the sky when the thick snowflakes are falling down! or like Pleiades in Taurus constellation!) Hiraeth by Respire (Respire is one of the most important bands for me and even though Hiraeth didn't make me feel like Black Line did, I still found a lot of comfort in it) Arcos, b​ó​vedas, p​ó​rticos by Tenue Universal Tension by Wonderful World Pain Without Hope Of Healing by basque

my favourite tracks this year were Recisione by Put Pùrana and Mezzanine by Touché Amoré

my favourite physical release I got this year was Colisi​ó​n's S/T EP, the vinyl has such pretty colours and I love the cover art so I was very happy to find the insert with it inside!

ok guess that's that? I don't remember if I'm waiting for anything in particular in 2025 coz I generally forget about album releases till bands start to regularly release singles or talk about it all the time so no idea lmao

[kurumeki]

This will be long and personal, so you can feel free to scroll past it.

Good things of 2023:

Grandmother’s 80th birthday; we had a celebration in a restaurant with family and her friends. Almost 50 people!

Morrie’s live stream Flesh Odyssey at his birthday (4th March)

My best friend @vinidra visited in March and I remember getting wasted and listening to Black Sabbath and Def Leppard till 3am. And watching that one 1989 Aerosmith live! Wasn’t there Dir en grey stream on GALACAA? I think we got access from a friend and watched that too.

On April 1st Morrie’s fan club Reveries opened on BitFan application – with foreign fans finally being able to join. It is a pricey affair, but the consistency and amount of content he brings every single day is so worth it. I love being a Reverie and having near direct contact with Morrie and the fans. So grateful for this community.

Right after Easter, on April 12th, we got BUCK-TICK’s new album. No one would predict it would be the last release before Sakurai passing away… It’s a solid record and ワルキューレの騎行 will forever be one of my favourite songs.

April was such a good month for me – on 18th I got the news I got promoted to a team leader. So, following a big raise for 2022 performance, I got another big raise with role change. Feeling like I’m finally getting the money I deserve for my hard work. The role is difficult and very challenging, but also satisfying and I enjoy what I do. It helped me a lot with improving my communication skills, standing up for myself and feeling confident with my decisions.

End of April was my friend Karin visiting, we went to Metallica symphonic concert in philharmonic and had amazing time overall during the long May weekend.

In May I came out to my co-workers and I was met with so much support I’m still overwhelmed. Being able to feel like I can be 100% myself at work is amazing. You don’t realise you need it until you get this freedom.

May 23rd was Boris live in Warsaw. I reconnected with an old friend and had amazing time with him during the gig. The show itself was everything I ever wanted from Boris – perfectly heavy and fast. Being front row surely contributed to that. My mission was to wait for the band after the show and talk to Atsuo and I succeeded! Got a picture with the band ant all. All possible thanks to a mutual friend of the band and mine.

May 31st – Def Leppard and Motley Crue in Krakow! Again hanging out with @vinidra and his friend. The show… let’s say Motley Crue was meh, though visual and female dancers were incredible. But Def Leppard was there to save the night, it was incredible and I had so so so much fun! Can’t wait to see them again live.

In June I visited Karin in Krynica Morska. It’s a very thin piece of land with sea at one side and huge lake on the other. I loved the beach walks there and hearing the waves at night, when falling asleep.

Also in June my close friend had a major surgery. So brave of her to decide to undergo it and I’m even more happy that she’s made steady recovery, now having no regrets.

June 20th was the day Josh Kiszka of Greta Van Fleet came out! I’m always happy learning that musicians I love are just as queer as me.

And by end of June DEAD END has re-issued all four albums from 80s: DEAD LINE, Ghost Of Romance, shambara and ZERO. Got them all, in true collector spirit.

July 21st Greta Van Fleet released a new album. I wasn’t stoked about it at first but of course – the more I listened to it, the more I fell in love with it. It’s probably my favourite album of the year.

I didn’t do anything special for my birthday on August 12th, but the following week I was flying to Cologne for a week to stay with my best friend. We did a lot of furniture and home decor shopping for the new house she moved into. We went to cinema to see Metallica’s live stream, and otherwise just had good time being lazy. Oh! And I helped her pick out and buy her first guitar. Love the visit in huge 4-story music shop in Cologne.

In September I’ve volunteered to take dogs from a shelter for walks for a day. I want to do it again.

On September 27th Morrie released another solo album Solitudes I. I feel like I didn’t listen to it enough this year, but this is miles better than Ballad D to me.

October 15th was election day in Poland and this was incredible – how many people showed up. For the first time I had to stand in the queue to vote. And we won. Fascist right wing government was overthrown. I have some home things will finally get better in my country.

Fast forward to November 5th – after a lot of trouble I made it to Hamburg and met with a friend I’ve know for years, but never had a chance to see in person. Had amazing time! It’s incredible to have such dedicated Morrie fan so close and be able to talk about music for couple of hours without feeling tired.

November 6th – I also finally met my close friend, we’ve never seen each other before. She’s such a lovely human being. She introduced me to Greta Van Fleet, so it felt only right to gift her a ticket to their show. The live was amazing, the most beautiful show I’ve ever been to. I will never get over how talented those young guys are.

From Nov 7th to 11th I was staying with my friend in Bielefeld. Met her cutest Siamese cat Bibi!

And last thing worth mentioning – I got the courage to go to company winter party and I actually had fun. I don’t remember when was the last time I simply wanted to have fun and when was the last time I danced. My whole body hurt after that night, but I really loved it. Oh, and I stole the neon flamingo lamp. Worth it.

[roman-catholic-mass-readings]

13th July >> Mass Readings (USA)

Thursday, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

  or

Saint Henry.

Thursday, Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time

(Liturgical Colour: Green: A (1))

First Reading Genesis 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5 It was really for the sake of saving lives that God sent me here ahead of you.

Judah approached Joseph and said: “I beg you, my lord, let your servant speak earnestly to my lord, and do not become angry with your servant, for you are the equal of Pharaoh. My lord asked your servants, ‘Have you a father, or another brother?’ So we said to my lord, ‘We have an aged father, and a young brother, the child of his old age. This one’s full brother is dead, and since he is the only one by that mother who is left, his father dotes on him.’ Then you told your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that my eyes may look on him. Unless your youngest brother comes back with you, you shall not come into my presence again.’ When we returned to your servant our father, we reported to him the words of my lord.

“Later, our father told us to come back and buy some food for the family. So we reminded him, ‘We cannot go down there; only if our youngest brother is with us can we go, for we may not see the man if our youngest brother is not with us.’ Then your servant our father said to us, ‘As you know, my wife bore me two sons. One of them, however, disappeared, and I had to conclude that he must have been torn to pieces by wild beasts; I have not seen him since. If you now take this one away from me, too, and some disaster befalls him, you will send my white head down to the nether world in grief.’“ Joseph could no longer control himself in the presence of all his attendants, so he cried out, “Have everyone withdraw from me!” Thus no one else was about when he made himself known to his brothers. But his sobs were so loud that the Egyptians heard him, and so the news reached Pharaoh’s palace. “I am Joseph,” he said to his brothers. “Is my father still in good health?” But his brothers could give him no answer, so dumbfounded were they at him. “Come closer to me,” he told his brothers. When they had done so, he said: “I am your brother Joseph, whom you once sold into Egypt. But now do not be distressed, and do not reproach yourselves for having sold me here. It was really for the sake of saving lives that God sent me here ahead of you.”

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21

R/ Remember the marvels the Lord has done. or R/ Alleluia.

When the LORD called down a famine on the land and ruined the crop that sustained them, He sent a man before them, Joseph, sold as a slave.

R/ Remember the marvels the Lord has done. or R/ Alleluia.

They had weighed him down with fetters, and he was bound with chains, Till his prediction came to pass and the word of the LORD proved him true.

R/ Remember the marvels the Lord has done. or R/ Alleluia.

The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free. He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions.

R/ Remember the marvels the Lord has done. or R/ Alleluia.

Gospel Acclamation Mark 1:15

Alleluia, alleluia. The Kingdom of God is at hand: repent and believe in the Gospel. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 10:7-15 Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give.

Jesus said to his Apostles: “As you go, make this proclamation: ‘The Kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Cure the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, drive out demons. Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer deserves his keep. Whatever town or village you enter, look for a worthy person in it, and stay there until you leave. As you enter a house, wish it peace. If the house is worthy, let your peace come upon it; if not, let your peace return to you.

Whoever will not receive you or listen to your words – go outside that house or town and shake the dust from your feet. Amen, I say to you, it will be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah on the day of judgment than for that town.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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Saint Henry 

(Liturgical Colour: White: A (1))

(Readings for the memorial)

(There is a choice today between the readings for the ferial day (Thursday) and those for the memorial. The ferial readings are recommended unless pastoral reasons suggest otherwise)

First Reading Micah 6:6-8 You have been told, O man, what is good.

With what shall I come before the LORD, and bow before God most high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, with myriad streams of oil? Shall I give my first-born for my crime, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul? You have been told, O man, what is good, and what the LORD requires of you: Only to do the right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6

R/ Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. or R/ Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or R/ The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.

Blessed the man who follows not the counsel of the wicked Nor walks in the way of sinners, nor sits in the company of the insolent, But delights in the law of the LORD and meditates on his law day and night.

R/ Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. or R/ Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or R/ The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.

He is like a tree planted near running water, That yields its fruit in due season, and whose leaves never fade. Whatever he does, prospers.

R/ Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. or R/ Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or R/ The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.

Not so, the wicked, not so; they are like chaff which the wind drives away. For the LORD watches over the way of the just, but the way of the wicked vanishes.

R/ Blessed are they who hope in the Lord. or R/ Blessed are they who delight in the law of the Lord. or R/ The just will flourish like the palm tree in the garden of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation John 14:23

Alleluia, alleluia. Whoever loves me will keep my word and my Father will love him and we will come to him. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 7:21-27 The house built on rock and the house built on sand.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’

“Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

[catolinewsdailyreadings]

Friday of the Second Week of Lent

Reading 1

GN 37:3-4, 12-13A, 17B-28A

Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons, for he was the child of his old age; and he had made him a long tunic. When his brothers saw that their father loved him best of all his sons, they hated him so much that they would not even greet him.

One day, when his brothers had gone to pasture their father's flocks at Shechem, Israel said to Joseph,  "Your brothers, you know, are tending our flocks at Shechem. Get ready; I will send you to them."

So Joseph went after his brothers and caught up with them in Dothan. They noticed him from a distance, and before he came up to them, they plotted to kill him. They said to one another: "Here comes that master dreamer! Come on, let us kill him and throw him into one of the cisterns here; we could say that a wild beast devoured him. We shall then see what comes of his dreams."

When Reuben heard this, he tried to save him from their hands, saying, "We must not take his life. Instead of shedding blood," he continued, "just throw him into that cistern there in the desert; but do not kill him outright." His purpose was to rescue him from their hands and return him to his father.  So when Joseph came up to them, they stripped him of the long tunic he had on; then they took him and threw him into the cistern, which was empty and dry.

They then sat down to their meal. Looking up, they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, their camels laden with gum, balm and resin to be taken down to Egypt. Judah said to his brothers: "What is to be gained by killing our brother and concealing his blood?  Rather, let us sell him to these Ishmaelites, instead of doing away with him ourselves. After all, he is our brother, our own flesh." His brothers agreed. They sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver.

Responsorial Psalm

PS 105:16-17, 18-19, 20-21

R./ Remember the marvels the Lord has done.

When the LORD called down a famine on the land and ruined the crop that sustained them, He sent a man before them, Joseph, sold as a slave. R./ Remember the marvels the Lord has done.

They had weighed him down with fetters, and he was bound with chains, Till his prediction came to pass and the word of the LORD proved him true. R./ Remember the marvels the Lord has done.

The king sent and released him, the ruler of the peoples set him free. He made him lord of his house and ruler of all his possessions. R./ Remember the marvels the Lord has done.

Gospel

MT 21:33-43, 45-46

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of the people:  "Hear another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a tower. Then he leased it to tenants and went on a journey. When vintage time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to obtain his produce. But the tenants seized the servants and one they beat, another they killed, and a third they stoned. Again he sent other servants, more numerous than the first ones, but they treated them in the same way. Finally, he sent his son to them, thinking, 'They will respect my son.' But when the tenants saw the son, they said to one another, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him and acquire his inheritance.' They seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. What will the owner of the vineyard do to those tenants when he comes?" They answered him, AHe will put those wretched men to a wretched death and lease his vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the proper times." Jesus said to them, ADid you never read in the Scriptures:

The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; by the Lord has this been done, and it is wonderful in our eyes?

Therefore, I say to you, the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that will produce its fruit." When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they knew that he was speaking about them. And although they were attempting to arrest him, they feared the crowds, for they regarded him as a prophet.

[duskpeterson]

Important news: My month-long break from posting had such a marvellous effect on my mental health that I'm switching over to a once-a-month posting schedule for both my blog and my story releases. Same amount of fic each month, just bunched together into one package.

(So, for example, under the old, weekly-update system, I would have serialized my latest novelette over the space of three weeks. Instead, subscription readers get the whole novelette at once.)

An exception to the once-a-month rule: December will have two updates. In early December, I'll issue a story for my subscription readers. At Midwinter, I'll post my annual holiday gift story for all my readers.

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A Visitor's Guide to the Three Lands (The Three Lands). Are you considering visiting the Great Peninsula? Are you in need of a guide? This guidebook by the internationally famous Ambassador of the God's Land will introduce you to the charming quirks (and deadly dangers) of the Three Lands of the Great Peninsula. ¶ New chapter of an ongoing serial. Tags: historical fantasy (late antiquity, secondary world). You don't need to have read other installments to understand this one. The latest installment:

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FIC DISCUSSION: Where would you go on vacation, if you visited one of my worlds?

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ANCIENT ETHICS QUESTION: How much variety should we have in our reading matter? Question posed by Seneca.

NEWS

I've added a boilerplate warning to my stories to my website. Most of you have seen this warning before; I put it on my website so that new readers could easily find it.

I've managed to locate my missing journals and story notebooks from when I was young, so I've temporarily taken down A Documentary Memoir in order to revamp the series. I should have it back up in the new year.

Likewise, the next part of Empty Dagger Hand is on hold till then, since we have the holidays coming up.

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[packernet]

New Post has been published on https://www.packernet.com/blog/2023/10/07/can-the-green-bay-packers-make-it-to-the-super-bowl/

Can the Green Bay Packers Make It to the Super Bowl?

As we draw closer to another Super Bowl, a question that must be on every Packers’ fan’s mind is whether or not the team can make it to the Super Bowl. And it’s not just them that’s interested in this. As gamblers from Malawi bet frequently on NFL games, they’re also interested in this.

Although the team doesn’t have tons of championships, they have managed to secure some over the years. The latest championship win was in 2011 when they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers. So, do they have a chance to make it to the grand event this year?

While it’s not possible to say for certain, we’re going to go over the recent performance of the team to give you a better idea. Let’s get started.

Packers’ Current NFL Standings

The Green Bay Packers have been placed in the NFC North along with the Lions, the Vikings, and the Bears. The Packers are second in the division, which is an impressive feat.

But the recent performances have been worrying, to say the least. Although the team has bagged two wins, they’ve also lost two games. Compared to that, the Lions have only lost one game so far this season and are on a three-game win streak.

So far, with four games played, the Packers have lost one home and one away game. The away defeat hurts a lot less. But when a team has to lose on their home turf it’s disappointing for the team and the fans.

Looking at the current standings, it’s too early to make any predictions about the future. We’ll just have to wait and see if the team is able to break the losing streak or if it keeps growing in the coming weeks.

Reasons Behind the Current State of the Team

The Packers have suffered some heavy losses in their last few games. Several players had to be benched due to their injuries. The worst of this has to be David Bakhtiari. He’s one of the players that missed a number of games during last season. This was due to an injury that he suffered a long time ago.

It was also the reason behind the Packers’ performance last season. And it seems, this time as well, the situation is going to repeat itself. He is now out for the season.

Then there’s Elgton Jenkins, who has also suffered a knee injury. He will return Monday night against the Raiders. With other injured players returning things will start looking positive for the Green Bay Packers.

However, the injuries of these two players, along with others, mean that the rest of the team will need to step up their game in the coming weeks. If they can manage to hold down the fort till the injured players make a full recovery, there’s still a chance that the team might perform well this season.

Green Bay Packers’ Odds for Super Bowl 2023

Based on the current state of the team, several renowned bookmakers have already released the odds for the Packers for this season. According to DraftKings, the team currently has an odds of +5000 to make it to the finals.

It’s even worse on BetMGM. According to this operator, the chances of the team winning the upcoming Super Bowl are +6000. Based on these numbers, things aren’t looking good.

But as the NFL can be an unpredictable event, there’s still a chance. We’ve already mentioned that it’s still too early to tell for sure. If you’re interested in a definitive answer, you’ll have to wait for the results of the coming weeks to unfold.

Our Thoughts

Given the current state of the team, the reserve players will really need to cover for them. If they’re unable to do so, then the chances of the Packers playing in the next Super Bowl will start diminishing.

Matt LaFleur will also need to come up with some strategies to address the team’s current weaknesses. If he’s able to draw out his players’ potential, then there might still be hope for the team.

So, if you’re planning on betting on the Packers’ next games we recommend that you check in regularly with the player’s injury report. If you see one of the players making an earlier recovery, only then can you consider placing a wager on the team.

[ailtrahq]

Adobe Inc. is yet to announce quarterly results on Thursday which might decide the next move of the Stock Price. The pre-earning sentiments are positive till now as the Stock Price gained 12% in the past 2 weeks. The daily chart shows that the Price has been in a strong inclining trend for the last 2 quarters adding 65% to its value and continuing with the momentum to gain more than 22% in a quarter. The ADBE Stock Price has shown remarkable growth in the last 2 quarters.  ADBE Stock Price prediction demonstrates that the Stock Price showed weak selling pressure in August and declined near the 50 EMA. The discounted Price witnessed the buyer’s accumulation near the key moving average of 50 EMA and the Price resumed with the ongoing trend.Post the earnings release on September 14, the chart could show either profit booking or a surge toward the $600 mark. The company is expected to deliver a revenue of $4.866 Billion and earnings of 3.973 Billion.  The analysts offering a 1-year Price forecast for Adobe Inc. have a maximum estimate of $660 and a minimum estimate of $428. The analysts are expecting volatility in the Stock with an upside potential of 17.78%.  Source: barchart.com ADBE Stock option-chain analysis states that the current implied volatility in the Market is 36.27% with a decrement of 2.27% in the last Trading session. The nearest support of $550 has an OI of 487 open contracts on the CALL side and  852 open contracts on the PUT side indicating that the Buyers are in dominance at the support and the Price might continue to surge to the upper levels.   ADBE Stock Price Bounced Back From The Lower Levels  The ADBE Stock Price currently trades at $560.36 and inclining upwards after gaining Buyers’ support from the 50 EMA in the short term. Currently, the Price is consolidating near the $560 level.. While analysts are Bullish about the trend in the short term as the Price has bounced back from lower levels, earnings could change that completely. EMAs Showing Strength Over the Daily Chart The daily ADBE Stock Price chart shows that the Price is Trading above the 50 and 200-day EMA indicating the dominance of Buyers in the Market.  Currently, the overall technical opinion rating including RSI and MACD is signaling a 90% buy with a strengthening short-term outlook on maintaining the current direction. Conclusion Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is a Software company that has been growing fast in the last two quarters. The Stock Price rose 12% in the last two weeks and is near $560. The company will announce its quarterly earnings on September 14th which may affect the Stock Price. The analysts predict a revenue of $4.866 Billion and earnings of $3.973 Billion. They also expect the Stock Price to range from $428 to $660 in a year with an upside potential of 17.78%. The Stock Price may face volatility after the results. Technical Levels Support levels: $537.58 and $509.89 Resistance levels: $580.36 and $598.73

[bolllywoodhungama]

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani, which had a budget of Rs. 178 crore, made 90% of its investment back through the sale of satellite, digital, and music rights.

Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani, starring Ranveer Singh and Alia Bhatt, is scheduled to hit theatres on Friday of the following week. The movie, which marks Karan Johar's return to directing, looks to be a family-friendly comedy that will be full of laughs. Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani's cast is actively promoting the project across the nation through city visits and in-person events. To better understand how profitable Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani is for its producers, we examine the film's economics in this special report.

With an additional Rs. 18 cr. added to the initial Rs. 160 cr. Contrary to the absurd media rumours, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani's total cost of production (CoP) for print and publicity is estimated at Rs. 178 crore. Despite the movie's Friday release next week, the producers have already made back almost 90% of their initial investment! Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani's producers have already made Rs. 160 crore from the sale of the digital rights to Amazon Prime Video, Rs. 50 crore from the sale of the satellite rights to Colours, and Rs. 30 crore from the sale of the music rights to Saregama.

The movie needs to make about Rs. 45–48 cr. in box office receipts to break even since it has already made Rs. 160 cr. of its Rs. 178 cr. CoP. The break-even point will be reached during the opening weekend itself, given the buzz surrounding the film.

According to current trade predictions and estimates, Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani will end up being a very successful business.

An overview of the economics of Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahani:

Budget: Rs. 160 cr.

Print & Publicity: Rs. 18 cr.

Total Cost of Production: Rs. 178 cr.

Recoveries till date

Music Rights: Rs. 30 cr.

Satellite Rights: Rs. 50 cr.

Digital Rights: Rs. 80 cr.

Total Earnings before release: Rs. 160 cr. Get Latest Bollywood News only on Bollywood Hungama.

[overlyimmersed]

Pals...I just gotta talk cuz I'm...just having something...

So June is almost over...

I do have a drawing I'm working on for Pride and I'd like to finish it by month's end.

Unfortunately...

Rather then working on it, I've spent the last 4. Hours. Trying to eat half a sandwich.

Why did it take me 4 hours to eat half a sandwich? Well because I had a spider incident.

I...don't consider myself arachnophobic. I am 29. I see spiders daily. Literally every day. There's a large black wolf spider that lives on the railing of the wooden ramp my father built for my grandfather that sometimes needs a wheelchair. I love that little guy. He's a cool spider. He's black as tar with emerald green eyes and some white marking. Very cool little pal. I think it's neat to watch spiders catch prey in their webs. I have captured and released countless spiders from my bedroom over the course of my life. Killed even more. Some...very big...

The spider responsible for this "incident" was not big. It was a common grass spider. Not big. Not venomous.

So. What. Happened?

Look...I haven't been sleeping well for...around 8 months. Because I moved so I had a mix of seasonal and relocation depression and the house had fucky acoustics and I can't sleep in the same room as my cats but they had to be in my room in this house cuz housemates had cats of their own. Then I moved back home. I'm currently staying in a camper cuz my bedroom in being renovated. So I have multiple kinds of depression and am sleeping in the same room as my cats...

Why does this matter? Well I've been hallucinating spiders for the past 1-2 weeks due to sleep deprivation.

OR SO I THOUGHT

It was not hallucinations. It was this little fucker. So that's cool, I'm not as physically messed up as I thought. Spider was real all along. But... I actually don't like spiders...inside a room with me. When they're outside where they belong, they're cool. Come into my space and I start to come a little unglued. I don't like the way they move, they're fast, and I don't want them to touch me.

So this spider makes itself a known by scurrying between my chest and the edge of the table my computer is sitting on. I shriek and nearly fall from my chair to get away from it. I try to kill it somewhere on the table. My cat tries to catch it. There were several attempts made on it's life that all failed. Normal spider encounter stuff. And then, predictably, it disappears. Fine. That happens. It's been in here for days and days already. Not big deal, try to get back to my sandwich and just put the little creeper out of my mind.

Nah.

Me AND MY CAT both spent the next 5-10 minutes jumping at every movement thinking it might be that blasted spider. It never was, but I...was not doing well. Paranoia was starting to close it's grip around my mind. But I was trying to keep a lid on it and just...go about my night. Then...

I felt it...

The spider was on my body. It had SOMEHOW gotten onto my right arm. The last place I'd seen it was on the window glass TO MY LEFT. So obviously I scream, jump up and try to brush it off me, make sure it isn't on my clothes, the whole bit. And I succeed. But because of the previous paranoid behaviors I'm actually not 100% sure it was the spider. It could have just been my own hair and me being hypersensitive out of fear.

NAH.

I search the floor to see if I could find it, so I can murder it cuz I knew I'd get no peace till I saw the bastard's corps. Didn't find it on the floor. I try to talk myself down, assume it was my hair after all and get back to sandwich.

then I see movement. I had been the spider and I had brushed it off into my cats' water dish where it was now trying to swim out. This is my chance. I know exactly where it is and it can't get away. I murder the spider. I nearly fail due to my own stupidity, but I do get it done.

Yay! Now I can finish my food in peace!

Except nah.

I spend the next four hours having an anxiety attack. Hyperventilating, then crying, then just...disassociating... All over a spider that I turned to pulp HOURS ago. Simply because, this one. touched me.

I've never had this happen before. I'm not arachnophoic. So why did it take me 4 hours to eat half a sandwich... When I really just wanted to finish my lunch and work on that damned Pride drawing?

[funanimezone]

Episode 11 Of Ao no Orchestra: Release Information

Ao No Orchestra, famous as Blue Umbrella, is among the highest-grossing Japanese series. Since its release, the anime series has garnered significant attention from a global audience. Ten episodes have been aired, and Blue Orchestra Episode 11 is about to release this week as well, but all of them have impressed the viewers to the next level. The series’ protagonists and antagonists have gained a separate fan base. Viewers are eagerly anticipating the next episode.

For the upcoming episode, the preview is out! However, there is no predictable storyline for the fans to talk about. Spoilers have also not surfaced. As of now, the makers have kept the plot developments quite mysterious. However, the drama and the action still await the fans. The anticipation and curiosity of the viewers will have to hold till the official release date of the new episode. To know the essential details, keep reading. For more information about the release date of this anime you can visit the theanimeupdates website.