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hey my favorite bible nerd! I have another weird question. with all the jesus stuff again I'm wondering if he celebrated any holidays and you seem most likely to be able to answer <3
ok I’ve got this one :3 as a second temple era jew, jesus would have celebrated most of the holidays modern jews do - just a little differently.
(a fuck ton of yapping below the cut :3)
before we go in tho, pls keep in mind all of these practices are closed. these are holidays and fasts that are incredibly important and have been around for generations, and trying to do them without invite from a jewish person is a sucky thing to do. u can emulate jesus in plenty of other ways <3
when the temple was still around, jews were obligated to come over to it from all around the land and worship there - especially for the big 3, sukkot, passover, and shavuot. the big 3 (or shloshet ha’regalim as we call them, loosely translated as “the three pilgrimage holidays”) are agricultural holidays, so there was also the obligation to bring the fruits of your labour.
from historical and biblical sources, we can infer that jesus definitely celebrated these holidays as every other jew from around this area (Galilee, Golan, etc - modern northern Israel and southern Syria). He’d leave his house to make the pilgrimage to the temple in jerusalem, sacrifice some of his property/fruit of his labour to the lord, and then have the traditional Seder.
his Seder however looked a little different - probably without most songs, and because this is all pre-shulchan aruch, I really can’t tell how long the blessings and games would take (most of my context is obv how we do it modern day, but the earliest Haggadah known is from the 14th century - we mostly guess about the additives).
so yea, jesus probably did it kinda like me and most modern jews - celebrated the agricultural holidays (there are so many of them), and also the non-agricultural holidays (which would be Hanukkah and purim), and fasted at most times we do in modern times (minus tisha be’av, tzom gdaliya, and im putting sfirat haomer here too bc it’s sad and he wouldn’t have done it (I know it’s not a fast)).
#anon ask#thank u anon#asks#tysm for the ask!#princess is a bible nerd#bible study#this is healing my soul I love talking history and judaism#also I couldn’t make it to bible study yesterday so this is helping me be less pissed about it#(jerusalem wifi when I get you…)#judaism#jumblr#jewish#jesus#second temple era
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If Britney has ten million fans, then I am one of them 🙋♀️
If Britney has ten fans, then I am one of them 🔥
If Britney has one fan, I am that fan 💪
If Britney has no fans, that means I am no longer on this earth 🙅♀️
And if the world is against Britney, then I am against the world 💯
#britney spears#i stan the legendary miss britney spears#the princess of pop#creator of the bible of pop#QUEEN of pop in my heart#britney nerd
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Sparkling Unicorn Princess
Dear Caroline:
A couple of days ago I finished HPMOR, which I have decided to include as a 'Carolingian' book even if you have never written a review of it or a post about it in your tumblr (there are some that quote it, paraphrase it or hint at rereadings by you). This brings to mind other books I expect you to have read but can find no explicit reference to, like The Precipice, Superintelligence, Doing Good Better or The Scout Mindset.
The book has grown on me. I found the first chapters a tad boring, and had the overall feeling that the whole book was a self-professed nerd trap, with an intentionally flattering depiction of its protagonists as ubersmart kids whom their parents and schools have very little to teach them, and who should step aside and let the younglings achieve World Optimization, and with a Yudkowskian agenda of getting you interested in his pet peeves for saving the world. But even with all that taken into account, it was rather a nice and instructive read. I can appreciate Yudkowsky's popularity as a writer after this.
I am pretty convinced that you have patterned yourself on his Hermione to no small degree, too, and I can appreciate the paralellisms, even if right now you are more of a fallen Hermione. But there's hope, at least in me, that you've be reborn from your ashes like the Phoenix.
I made a short review of Eliezer's book. I'll be including it in the lines below as a conclusion to this post:
This is a VERY long book, so I'd like to start with a short appraisal, and then comment some relevant aspects.
Overall, this is a very interesting read, modulo you being interested in: 1) the Harry Potter world (and fanfics!) 2) Rationalism - detecting human thought biases, rational decision-making, optimization, AI dangers
Okay, let's begin with size: the book is humongous. I read a digital version, so a rough estimate of its over 600k words is War and Peace (shorter, actually) or the Bible. It is divided into 123 (relatively) small chapters.
You can find detailed summaries of the plot elsewhere -or in other reviews- but very succinctly: this is an alternative Harry Potter universe in which Harry was raised up in an academic family and learnt the basics of science and rationality by the age of 11. The story more or less parallels that of the first volume of the Harry Potter series (The Philosopher's Stone), as Harry's first year of school and his dealings with the figures that mostly appear in that book, but with a completely different twist.
In many ways, it is quite a didactic book, as I suspect the author's main intention in writing it was creating a 'light' introduction to Rationalism and its key ideas, and particularly focused for young, intellectually achieving and/or outstanding nerds, as a way of attracting them to the cause. It is a 'nerd trap' in the best sense of the term, and has proved enormously successful in this regard. The main protagonists are 11-12 year-olds who are vastly more intelligent and rational than all the adults, and who therefore manage to save and improve the world much better than their elders ever could.
I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable it is to read, although I am probably biased because I am a nerd myself (not a young one, though) and am interested in a lot of the 'didactic' stuff it furthers. I was not much interested in the original Harry Potter saga (watched the movies, haven't read any of the books). It stands pretty well on its own, I feel, but there are many references and intertextualities that really need slots of knowledge of the inspiration material to be understood and appreciated well (conversely, as I said, you can get that from the movies, and particularly the first one). I had never imagined a priori that I would be reading a fanfiction (and even less a +2000 page one), but this book deserves it, and is in that regard as unusual and weird (again, in a good way) as its author.
To conclude: this is an instructive and enjoyable read, which I recommend if you share any of the interests mentioned at the beginning (any of the two will suffice). Bear in mind its huge size, and that it will take you months to read it. The first chapters (the author mentions it himself in a note) can be pretty slow-going. The book, it is important also to say, can be downloaded for free or read online -in fact, I don't think it is easy to actually buy a print copy.
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i made a box thats a rng script tht reads from a notecard .. the contents of the notecard is a transcription of a large chunk of me and lady cpu’s buzzword codex.. i use this rng tool to generate hacks and spells for upcoming vn “precious theatre!”
heres a bunch of hacks i generated tonight:
WARP ORANGE INTENTION TRANSFER
CLOVER SMARTBOARD PEDESTAL
PICTURE TEMPLE CUT FILM
COSMIC PRINCESS PLUSH DIRK
EMBLEM FUNCTION TUCAN YURI
MAGNETIC OVERCLOCK CROSS AVATAR
PELICAN GENDER RING
CYPRUS CIRCUIT BOARD
small queen nerd vampire
petal mountain webisode hole
girl sewer message district
sweet bodydata ribbon modify
cross symbol award twin
secretary cookie owl
temporary satellite palace
psychic moral tunnel
primitive backend quill bible
denpa princess princess spirit imitation
ROCK STAR TAPE VISION WEDDING TUTOR
naughty cheatcode bridge reaper
strong pudding
rock mod nemesis
student council sharpie jpg
pelican hpunch faceup
super movement needle actor
vibrator zapdos power-faith
hentai mega sewing diciple
dekbass knowledge crybaby
invisibility bomb slipper
shit religion ideal fruit post
rescue helper chocolate hack space
familiar/special storm
spirit momo x
frilly seagull church
nu crayon textbox
dark loveletter
painkiller rom mystic
harddrive power brother
amy rose punishment operating system
investigation: snowflake recovery guide
media practice moral chant!
complex tuna ritual-potion
summon bff
%slowburn
secretary camera ego
d-pad emerald ego
dekbass angel estrogen
murder million daughter loop
crime beta sewing mecha
!! scripted agent investigation email !!
!! frequency flunk project !!
sutro topaz dimension
!! meow emblem !!
student council desktop
3rd party recovery effect
yaoi society cloud
feral fanclub callcenter
time travel defense blueprint
cosmic elevator clown
chocolate vibrator intention
login mystic snowboard
!! rollcall repost !!
condition mp3
text tournament
gem maiden
vn tunnel
paw tea
slowburn idol
pacify mmd marble
glove? broken leek
probation reboot pencil case
fact check avatar
sexy elephant
cockroach dungeon
dungeon vaccine
processing twin cannabis
familiar dictionary record token
dual sculpture justice
sister class: strange
dissonance leek
garden lamb chibi
peer to peer mouse cell phone
hairclip design botfarm
psyduck million ancestor
tutu dark dissonance
construction paranoia snake
luxury cola
mage primitive
weird doujin eggman dashboard ceremony
!! targeted individual dizzy hypno idol !!
location controller
lament phenomena
permanent copy actress
sign up prize
sister user motion data
synthetic grape vehicle
tucan password trial
familiar lesbian
technique password
custard dungeon
mount murder
equal exception hentai
hope: lesbian space program gala
dual weird lament wink
permanent paintbrush
secretary wish picture
vn boost
fur alpha
friendship picture projection errand
diamond os
leak email
nvl palmtree diagnosis
mother frog hack
alpha mask roll call
perfect frozen reciever doll
sonic committee lunch
emerald rng blender
pray scarlette serpent
shop mammoth apophenia
president dragon teto
dashboard 5g poet
violin codex frill
silver non-network
codex technique theory
quit invisibility org
virtual bomb novel
!! studio alphabet doki !!
lucky app
satellite d-pad technique
repost water divide
interplanetary pretty pigeon
paranoia bodyguard
mango fasshion
fishing tunnel administrator
dragon gallery tiger
mega mantra crow
cylinder hud
bully doily melon cousin
cave yaoi special
royal project library
cpu charm palace
permanent rockstar hammer
disturbing breakfast
profile satan haha brother
dressup book advantage
organic message board alien
mayday stream manifest synthetic court justice
big crow theory snake font recovery
vacccine alien demonic intention chapter
hpunch hpunch turn virtual passion bgm trap
yaye strawberry / order pdf chain invisibility
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haikyuu ships as gacha life mini movies
-> you guys don’t understand how much i hate myself for this
genre/warnings: crack, mentions of m*fia because 11 year old girls on youtube don’t know that’s a tw, violence and blood, sugar daddies, also extreme cringe i’m so sorry
a/n: the way this was fun to make sigh... @violetetsu thank you for inspiring me to make this and giving me some ideas hehe also before any of y’all sue me none of these titles or pics are mine, i also put links to the vids there.
atlas is making a version with our self-ships 😃 i’ll link it here when it’s done <3
ROOMMATEATES WITH THE ALPHA: TSUKKIYAMA
-> tsukki is the alpha
-> yamaguchi moved into his new apartment and fell in love but tsukki rejects him ❌😕
-> at first
-> they have romantic tension and then tsukki marks him (i HATE MYSELF SO MUCH)
MY SOFT MAFIA BOYFRIEND - ASANOYA
-> asahi joined the mafia to get money for his sick grandmother 😩🙏
-> nishinoya finds him in an alleyway with up some nerds trying to beat him up. asahi has a gun but he’s too soft to use it
-> nishinoya shoots them for him lmao
-> then asahi and noya fall in love idk
THE ALPHA AND THE TOMBOY - KUROTSUKI
-> kuroo is the alpha and tsukki is the tomboy
-> kuroo flirts with tsukki and tsukki’s just like lmao no
-> he’s a tsundere tho he actually loves it 😏
-> they get pushed into each other and then kiss and idk kuroo marks him or smth
MY TEACHER IS MY POSSESSIVE BOYFRIEND - UKATAKE
-> ukai is the teacher and takeda is just his boyfriend lmao
-> i have nothing else to say
MY BEST FRIEND’S EX GIRLFRIEND - OIHINA
-> oikawa is best friends with iwaizumi duh
-> and hinata and iwaizumi had a thing but broke it off
-> and now oikawa is falling for hinata while iwaizumi is just 😡😡😡
MY NEW SUGAR DADDY - SAKUATSU
-> sakusa is low on cash 🥵 he wasted it all on his masks and hand sanitizers 😷😷
-> he was using kuroo before but kuroo cut it off (sakusa refused to call him daddy smh) and so sakusa is stuck using atsumu
-> atsumu has immense amounts of cash for his thirst traps and volleyball stuff idk and he’s like ight bet let’s go omi
-> and yea they fall in love bc everyone in a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship falls in love
THE CRIMINAL’S PRINCESS - KIYOYACHI
-> kiyoko is the criminal and yachi is the princess
-> kiyoko is part of a crime group with tanaka yamamoto and noya el oh el
-> yachi is getting hit on by a bunch of thugs 😖 so kiyoko comes in and saves her
-> and now she’s trying to protect her y’know just Women Love Women stuff
LOCKED WITH THE PLAYBOYS - ANY HINATA POLY SHIP
-> i don’t want to say anything the title says enough. good day. read your Bible folks 🤠
#tw mafia#tw violence#tw blood#tw crime#haikyuu ships#haikyuu headcanons#tsukkiyama#asanoya#kurotsuki#kurootsukki#ukatake#oihina#sakuatsu#kiyoyachi#this is so cursed i hope this flips#haikyuu
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TAKMA ADLAR
Bu listede bulunan takma adlar yalnızca profillerinize renk katmanız açısından sizlere sunduğumuz bir seçenektir. Formda bulunan takma ad kısmını doldurmanız zorunlu olmamakla beraber, aynı takma adı birden fazla kişinin kullanması mümkün değildir.
The Airhead
The Alcoholic
The Artist
The Ass
The Badass
The Bad Influence
The Basketcase
The Bitch
The Bookworm
The Cheerleaders
The Class Clown
The Class Joke
The Cynic
Daddy’s Girl
The Dangerous One
The Dealer
The Demon
The Dork
The Drama Nerd
The Drama Queen
The Dreamer
The Druggie
The Dumb Blonde
The Emo
The Fake
The Feisty One
The Freak
The Flirt
The Fuckboy
The Girl next Door
The Good-for-Nothing
The Good Girl gone Bad
The Goodie-Goodie Two-Shoes
The Gossip
The Goth
The Golden Girl
The Head Bitch
The Heartbreaker
The Hipster
The Innocent One
The Jerk
The Jock
The Judgmental One
The Liar
The Lonely One
The Man Eater
The Manipulative One
The Naive One
The Narcissist
The Nerd
The Nervous Wreck
The Nobody
The Outcast
The Photographer
The Player
The Populars
The Princess
Prince Charming
The Prom Queen
The Pushover
The Queen Bee
The Risk-Taker
The Runaway
The Rebel
The Sarcastic One
The Sassy One
The Seductress
The Sex Addict
The Skater Boy/Girl
The Slacker
The Slut
The Spoiled Rich Kid
The Stoner
The Stuck Up One
The Tease
The Temptress
The Whore
The Womanizer
The Writer
The Activist
The Acosmist
The Addict
The Adventurer
The Aggressive One
The Altruist
The Angel
The Animal Lover
The Antisocial One
The Anti-Villian
The Anti-Hero
The Aquaphile
The Architect
The Assassin
The Atheist
The Athlete
The Attention Seeker
The Attention Whore
The Atelophobic One
The Band Nerd
The Beauty Guru
The Beauty Queen
The Beserker
The Betrayed
The Bible Thumper
The Bibliophile
The Big Kid
The Big Baby
The Blogger
The Bohemian One
The Brain
The Broken-Hearted
The Broken Bird
The Burn-Out
The Caretaker
The Certified Genius
The Challenger
The Cheater
The China Doll
The Clinophile
The Cock Tease
The Comedian
The Compulsive Liar
The Conspiracy Theorist
The Cosplayer
The Crackhead
The Criminal
The Critic
The Crowd Pleaser
The Curmudgeon
The Damsel in Distress
The Decoy Damsel
The Drag Queen
The Desperate One
The Deviant
The Devil
The Devote Catholic
The Dirtbag
The English Rose
The Enigma
The Equalizer
The Fallen Princess
The Fan Girl/Boy
The Fashionista
The Femme Fatale
The Free Spirit
The Friend
The Flaky One
The Flower Child
The Fly on the Wall
The Follower
The Fool
The Fragile Flower
The Gambler
The Gamer
The Gang Leader
The Gang Member
Geek Charming
The Glamour Puss
The Good At Heart
The Good Samaritan
The Green Monster
The Groupie
The Guardian Angel
The Gullible One
The Health Freak
The Hedonist
The Hell-Raiser
The Hero
The Hippie
The Holier-Than-Thou One
The Hopeless Romantic
The Humble One
The Hyper-Critical One
The Idealist
The Inspirer
The Journalist
The Know-It-All
The Ladykiller
The Lazy One
The Libertarian
The Lionheart
The Lone Wolf
The Lost Cause
The Lucky One
The Manipulator
The Masochist/Sadist
The Maverick
The Minion
The Miracle Worker
The Mosher
The Mother Hen
The Motivator
The Movie Buff
The Nature Lover
The Neat Freak
The Nefelibata
The New Kid
The Oddball
The Optimist
The Opportunistic One
The Old Soul
The Organized One
The Party Animal
The Passionate One
The Peace Keeper
The People Pleaser
The Pessimist
The Playboy Bunny
The Positive One
The Pothead
The Philophobic
The Photographer
The Prima Donna
The Progenitor
The Prostitute
The Psychopath
The Puppet Master
The Pyromaniac
The Raconteur
The Reckless One
The Ring Leader
The Robot
The Rogue
The Scientist
The Secret Weapon
The Selfless
The Sensualist
The Schmoozer
The Sidekick
The Singer
The Skirt Chaser
The Social Butterfly
The Socialite
The Social Reject
The Sociopath
The Soldier
The Songbird
The Southern Belle
The Stripper
The Sweetheart
The Teacher’s Pet
The Technology-Savvy One
The Teen Queen
The Theoligist
The Thief
The Thalassophile
The Time-bomb
The Tragic Rose
The Traveller
The Trickster
The Troubled Soul
The Trust-Fund Baby
The Tyrant
The Vegan
The Visionary
The Wannabe-Popular
The Wallflower
The Wild-Card
The Wiz
The Workaholic
The Unlucky One
The Unruly One
The Vagabond
The Valedictorian
The Vegetarian
The Vigilante
The Vintage Queen
The Vlogger
The Youtube Star
The 80’s Kid
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Pluralistic: 25 Mar 2020 (National Emergency Library, Kaiser threatens nurses, no more O'Reilly events, White House pastor's coronavirus funnies, automatic bill-relief notices, Mat Ricardo's lockdown TV, Xi's internal enemies, coronavirus meets immigration detention, doctors hoard choloroquine, toilet paper separator, Conzealand goes virtual, the Postal Plan, Volante's masks, and more!)
Today's links
Internet Archive lifts lending restrictions on ebooks: They're calling it the "National Emergency Library."
Kaiser threatens to fire Oakland nurses who wear their own masks: They're treating positive patients from a cruise ship with insufficient PPE.
No more O'Reilly events: We've been here before, kinda.
Trump's Bible study teacher thinks coronavirus is God's wrath: For homosexuality, China, environmentalism, Catholics, and women in the workforce.
A chatbot that petitions companies for financial relief during the crisis: Donotpay's robot lawyer is here for you.
East London showman Mat Ricardo's Youtube playlists: Lockdown TV for "comedy, variety, circus, magic, dance, music."
Xi's enemies sense weakness: Autocracies are only as good as their last crisis-response.
Locked down in a lockup: Coronavirus meets immigration detention.
Doctors hoard choloroquine: MDs to lupus sufferers, "Drop dead."
Toilet paper separator: Covid crafting for household essentials.
Conzealand goes virtual: The first time a Worldcon isn't in person since WWII.
Posties are key to America's emergency response: The only agency that could deliver covid meds to every US household in a single day.
Volante's masks for covid responders: Streetwear for Superheroes.
This day in history: 2005, 2010, 2019
Colophon: Recent publications, current writing projects, current reading
Internet Archive lifts lending restrictions on ebooks (permalink)
The amazing people at the Internet Archive maintain a digital lending library: they buy and scan one copy of every book (pretty much every book, ever) and lend it out to one person at a time.
They've just announced that during the crisis, they are lifting the one-borrower-at-a-time restriction and allowing unlimited borrowing, "to meet the needs of a global community of displaced learners". They call it the "National Emergency Library."
https://blog.archive.org/2020/03/24/announcing-a-national-emergency-library-to-provide-digitized-books-to-students-and-the-public/
It's got more than a million titles.
https://archive.org/details/nationalemergencylibrary
They're calling on all who can afford it to buy books to support authors and booksellers during the crisis, Authors can also request to have their titles removed:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QjErbouWG7pUlzcxPcRk4YEtbYs8ItlVTgLa1DfGh68/edit
It's a bold move, but it's got widespread support. Here's a list of endorsers. I signed on too.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vkl3RX4CzpRTQsoG1tsdHC0foYiU7A8U_Vt1UyVboP8/edit
Kaiser threatens to fire Oakland nurses who wear their own masks (permalink)
Nurses at Kaiser Permanente in Oakland are treating patients from the Grand Princess cruise ship, at least 21 of whom have tested positive for covid-19. The nurses are working without adequate PPE, thanks to a national shortage (and asshole hoarders).
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/21/oakland-coronavirus-hospital-kaiser/
Nurses who report for work wearing their own N95 masks have been threatened with immediate dismissal for "insubordination."
Akela Lacy from The Intercept asked Kaiser's Marc Brown about it, but he ducked the question.
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/kaiser-permanente-nurses-coronavirus/
The nurses say that their supply cupboards are locked down, and they're being asked to treat potentially infected patients whether or not they can find someone to unlock the supply cupboard.
No more O'Reilly events (permalink)
I attended my first O'Reilly conference in, I think, 1997? And I sponsored my first O'Reilly con, the first P2P con, in 2001 (?). I spent years on the committee for the Emerging Tech conference, and I've keynoted more O'Reilly cons than I can recall.
These events have been some of the most important gatherings I've ever attended: places where I made lifelong friends and collaborators (I first met my wife at an Etech con), and learned so much.
This is (obviously) not a good time to be in the event business. For perfectly good – and nevertheless so, so sad – reasons, O'Reilly has just exited the in-person conference business.
Forever.
https://www.oreilly.com/conferences/from-laura-baldwin.html
"Without understanding when this global health emergency may come to an end, we can't plan for or execute on a business that will be forever changed as a result of this crisis. With large technology vendors moving their events completely on-line, we believe the stage is set for a new normal moving forward when it comes to in-person events."
The covid collapse feels a lot like the post-911/dotcom crash moment. That was when we lost the Etech conference, whose focus had always been "what are the most speculative things the weirdest nerds are doing?" No one had a budget for that kind of thing after the crash.
The dotcom crash and the loss of Etech were hugely traumatic, but there WERE silver linings. Etech's crash begat FOO Camp, consistently the best events I've ever attended – small gatherings of smart weirdos who programmed their own conference in realtime.
It also created a brief moment of breathing space in tech, which had its origins in driven tech enthusiasts but had been steadily colonized by buck-chasers who upped sticks and quit when the money disappeared from the sector. For a brief moment, mid-decade, people who wanted to build meaningful technologies for users – not investors – could hire engineering talent and find office space. That was ended by the finance bubble that shattered in 2008, but for a while there, it was good.
It's brutal to think that I'll never go to another O'Reilly con, but my hopeful inner voice tells me that there might be something as wonderful on the horizon as FOO Camp. I'm so sorry for all the O'Reilly conference staff, who are amazing and have done so much good work.
As O'Reilly CEO Laura Baldwin writes, "No offense to 'Netflix and chill' but how about we move toward 'Code and conquer' as our new mantra during these trying times?"
Trump's Bible study teacher thinks coronavirus is God's wrath (permalink)
Wanna hear about an extreme religious far-right bigot who thinks that coronavirus is God's punishment for Chinese excess, American tolerance for homosexuality, and environmentalism?
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/24/trump-cabinet-bible-studies-coronavirus/
Ralph Drollinger is an evangelical pastor. He says Catholicism is "the world's largest false religion." He says women working outside the workplace is against scripture. He runs Capitol Ministries, whose goal is to have 200 ministries in 200 world capitals.
Drollinger may sound like a garden variety Christian Taliban, but he's awfully distinguished.
For one thing, he runs regular Bible study classes…at the White House.
His scriptural lessons: God would approve of kids in cages. God also wants lower taxes on rich people.
His twice-weekly Capital Hill Bible classes are regularly attended by 52 GOP lawmakers, sponsored by Kevin McCarthy [R-CA] and John Thune [R-SD].
His Wednesday White House Bible study classes are attended by Ben Carson, Betsy DeVos, Alex Azar, and Mike Pompeo. Pence, too!
His organization has received official endorsements from Joni Ernst, James Lankford and other GOP senators.
This anti-Catholic, homophobic, sinophobic, anti-enviromentalist, lunatic is squarely in the mainstream of Republican thought.
A chatbot that petitions companies for financial relief during the crisis (permalink)
The $3/month DoNotPay service has added a new covid-19 service: automatically petitioning the companies that bill you for mercy based on the coronavirus econopocalypse.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/25/21192765/donotpay-rent-bill-delay-chatbot-coronavirus-extension-laws-pandemic
Using a chatbot, you determine which of your bills are eligible for relief. Then it generates a "compassionate and polite request" seeking help. If the company does not comply, it follows up with a firmer letter citing relevant state/federal laws.
https://donotpay.com/
East London showman Mat Ricardo's Youtube playlists (permalink)
Under normal circumstances, showman MatRicardo is either traveling around doing his juggling and conjuring act, or hosting amazing variety show nights in east London. Neither of those are an option, now, obvious.
Instead, Ricardo is curating playlists of "comedy, variety, circus, magic, dance, music and other kinds of culture and entertainment to distract and amuse."
https://www.matricardo.com/blog/2020/3/17/lockdown-tv
https://www.matricardo.com/blog/2020/3/24/lockdown-tv-week-2
Highlights:
Kids in the Hall: "I speak no English"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgoEhsJORU
Gene Kelly: "Summer Stock"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFJrV3pI5Zs
"The Knife-Throwing Mother & her Children (1950s)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxodb2uUhQ
Mat Ricardo: "How to charm a German audience"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95ECcHLvRYA
Xi's enemies sense weakness (permalink)
Autocracies are intrinsically unstable because their have-nots (who tend to be numerous) believe that they have no path to becoming haves, and see no legitimate purpose to preserve the social order.
China has stabilized its autocracy by simultaneously lifting hundreds of millions out of poverty and by using internet surveillance to both neutralize dissidents and spot its most corrupt and dangerous politicians.
But under Xi, internet surveillance has primarily become a weapon for spotting and neutralizing dissidents, and less so a way of spotting self-dealing technocrats and shutting them down. This created "authoritarian blindness," which meant Xi didn't spot or respond to Wuhan in good time.
https://pluralistic.net/2020/02/24/pluralist-your-daily-link-dose-24-feb-2020/#thatswhatxisaid
This failure ruptured Chinese public confidence in Xi, and emboldened his critics. Ren Zhiqiang (a party "princeling" whose father was a top Mao official, who made a fortune in real-estate and has been an outspoke Xi critic) issued a "viral" jeremiad against Xi this month.
Ren's post, "An official call to arms against Xi: The clown who insists on wearing the emperor's new clothes," spread on Twitter and other foreign services (he has been banned from Wechat for years).
https://asiatimes.com/2020/03/as-virus-recedes-in-china-anti-xi-revolt-spreads/
Ren disappeared shortly thereafter and is said to have been sentenced to 15 years in a secret prison near Beijing where his interrogators have been ordered to mete out "harsh treatment" to the 70-year-old.
Ren is a bellwether for other Chinese power-brokers, many of whom resent Xi and his power-consolidation techniques, such as his 2018 corruption purge that preferentially targeted corrupt officials who supported Xi's rivals.
https://web.archive.org/web/20181222163946/http://peterlorentzen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Lorentzen-Lu-Crackdown-Nov-2018-Posted-Version.pdf
These grandees have been sharpening their knives for Xi for years, and coronavirus has made him vulnerable. Ren was the first to turn on him publicly, but I'm sure he won't be the last.
Locked down in a lockup (permalink)
You know what's more terrifying and frustrating than being locked down at home during a coronavirus pandemic? Being imprisoned during a coronavirus pandemic, crammed in with others, deprived of soap and supplies.
It's very bad in regular jails and prisons, but if anything, it's even worse in ICE's gulags, where thousands of law-abiding long-term US residents – and asylum seekers – have been detained by the Trump administration in order to please his sadistic base.
For example, Ian has lived in the US for 20 years. His wife and children are US citizens. He was detained while awaiting a decision on his spousal visa. His wife is a nurse treating covid patients. His children miss their father.
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/24/everybody-s-scared-panic-at-immigrant-detention-center-after-positive-coronavirus-test
Ian has a heart condition that puts him at severe risk if he contracts coronavirus. He's in a 40-person dormitory with a recent arrival from China who is exhibiting symptoms.
He's in NJ's Essex detention facility, which is serviced by Corecivic, formerly Corrections Corporation of America, a notorious human rights abuser with a long history of beltway banditry while running private prisons. Some detainees there are on hunger strike.
One of the medical staffers there was confirmed by ICE to have contracted coronavirus. The next day, ICE denied that he was medical staff. ICE would not comment on the contradiction.
(Image: Fibonacci Blue, CC BY)
Doctors hoard choloroquine (permalink)
After Trump made misleading statements about the safety and efficacy of treating covid-19 with chloroquine, members of his cult began dropping dead of overdoses on the antimalarial drug.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/health/arizona-coronavirus-chloroquine-death/index.html
But it wasn't just low-information Trumpers who took the advice to heart. Pharmacists are seeing surges in massive orders of chloroquine from doctors and even dentists who are self-prescribing in order to hoard, and then lying about it when the pharmacists ask for explanations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/doctors-are-hoarding-unproven-coronavirus-medicine-by-writing-prescriptions-for-themselves-and-their-families
This hoarding behavior deprives people who rely on chloroquine for conditions like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus of their medication during a pandemic emergency.
"People are losing their minds about this product. We're selling so much of this stuff and people are just stockpiling it prophylactically if anybody in their family gets sick — they're just holding on to it." -Brian Brito, Miami pharmacy owner.
"Currently, both nationally and in West Virginia, some prescribers have begun writing prescriptions for these drugs for family, friends, and coworkers in anticipation of Covid-19 related illness." -West Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Toilet paper separator (permalink)
The Toilet Paper Splitter: a DIY project to separate a single two-ply roll into two single-ply rolls. Requires two paint rollers, a couple bolts, a rubber band, and some stiff metal for a handle.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JEfCAFHcPk
Conzealand goes virtual (permalink)
The World Science Fiction Convention began in 1939, when 200 sf fans who'd come to New York for the World's Fair gathered together (while explicitly excluding the leftist "Futurian" writers, who held their own counter-convention).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_World_Science_Fiction_Convention
Since then, there have been 77 Worldcons in total, one per year, excluding 1942/3/4/5, during which WWII intervened.
This year's Worldcon is Conzealand, the first Worldcon in New Zealand. Except it won't be. The organizers have wisely decided to move to a virtual event.
The hotels are allowing for cancellations, though there's some work to be done to allow the organizers to do mass cancellations for their group block. Different airlines have different rules regarding cancellations.
https://conzealand.nz/hotels?utm_source=CoNZealand
They're expecting to offer limited refunds to participants who don't want to a virtual con experience. They'll be offering a new online rate by April 15, and kids memberships are refundable now (but they ask you to forebear as their own personal funds are on the line).
Potential panelists are requested to put some thought into how they might help a virtual con with its programming.
This is incredibly disappointing, of course.I know the organizers and visited Wellington and the venue, both of which are incredible.
https://conzealand.nz/blog/2020/03/25/conzealand-special-announcement
I've been looking forward to attending for years. But it was the right call to make. it won't be the last such disappointment, either.
Please consider supporting the organizers by buying an online membership once they're offered and attending the con from wherever you are.
Posties are key to America's emergency response (permalink)
The USPS is amazing. A fully self-supporting federal agency that provides universal service as well as good, well-paid jobs with benefits and pensions. It's also a vital lifeline during crises.
https://www.wired.com/story/us-postal-plan-coronavirus-vaccine-doomsday/
Since the Cold War, posties have been integral to America's crisis plans. They were once deputized to catalog the dead and the living after a nuclear holocaust, distributing Safety Notification Cards (POD Form 810). Mail trucks would have been repurposed as ambulances.
Both Obama and GWB integrated posties into their plans for biological attacks, planning to have masked and gowned letter carriers deliver Cipro door to door (the "Postal Plan").
https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/executive-order-medical-countermeasures-following-a-biological-attack
As the DHS noted in its prep documents, the USPS is the only federal agency that could knock on every door in America in a single day.
When (if?) effective covid meds are available, it's likely a postal worker will deliver them to you.
Now is a good time to remember that the GOP have been trying to dismantle the universal, self-funding, vital USPS for decades, so that private carriers like UPS and Fedex can cream off the most profitable parts of its business and leave rural Americans in the cold.
Volante's masks for covid responders (permalink)
I've long admired (and worn) clothing from Volante Design, whose "streetwear for superheroes" is made by well-paid, onshore workers and is cosplay-adjascent — the kind of thing you can wear out and about, but also to a con.
Now, they're making masks for covid responders.
The masks are made from cloth and can protect N95 masks from contamination as they are reused (they have a pocket for this purpose). They can also prevent you from touching your face, and partially contain coughs when medical masks are not available
https://www.volantedesign.us/
They're seeking donations to cover the cost of making these and shipping them to orgs that have requested cloth masks:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1txEanDkIrJ5GNfSk-zlXkTlB-bQPNRN_Y69qEwmdme8/htmlview
A $105.50 donation lets them make 50 masks. They're also selling them on a sliding scale to those in need.
This day in history (permalink)
#15yrsago Matrix online game hires real actors to play in-game characters http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-matrix-online/598441p1.html
#15yrsago Fox is advertising on Grokster, also suing to put Grokster out of business https://web.archive.org/web/20051018083600/http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.san&s=28535&Nid=12722&p=244505
#15yrsago US sabotaging efforts to create humanitarian copyright and patent policies https://web.archive.org/web/20050916104840/http://www.corante.com/copyfight/archives/2005/03/25/united_states_v_wipos_development_agenda.php
#15yrsago Ex-coder's account of life as a bike courier https://web.archive.org/web/20050323071902/http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2005/3/19/133129/548
#10yrsago Profit-sharing arrangements among Somali pirates https://web.archive.org/web/20100323020702/https://www.undispatch.com/somali-pirates-buisiness-model
#1yrago Peak Indifference: are we reaching climate's denial/nihilism tipping point? https://www.wired.com/story/we-might-be-reaching-peak-indifference-on-climate-change/
#1yrago London developer makes last-minute changes to lock poor kids out of "communal" playground https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/mar/25/too-poor-to-play-children-in-social-housing-blocked-from-communal-playground
#1yrago Chinese censors incinerate entire run of a kickstarted Call of Cthulhu RPG sourcebook https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9Urosc-JEY
#1yrago The Vessel: a perfect symbol for the grifter capitalism of New York City's privatized Hudson Yards "neighborhood" https://thebaffler.com/latest/fuck-the-vessel-wagner
Colophon (permalink)
Today's top sources: Wendy Hanamura (https://twitter.com/whanamura), Geekologie (https://geekologie.com/), Naked Capitalism (https://nakedcapitalism.com/).
Currently writing: I'm getting geared up to start work my next novel, "The Lost Cause," a post-GND novel about truth and reconciliation.
Currently reading: Just started Lauren Beukes's forthcoming Afterland: it's Y the Last Man plus plus, and two chapters in, it's amazeballs. Last month, I finished Andrea Bernstein's "American Oligarchs"; it's a magnificent history of the Kushner and Trump families, showing how they cheated, stole and lied their way into power. I'm getting really into Anna Weiner's memoir about tech, "Uncanny Valley." I just loaded Matt Stoller's "Goliath" onto my underwater MP3 player and I'm listening to it as I swim laps.
Latest podcast: Data – the new oil, or potential for a toxic oil spill? https://craphound.com/podcast/2020/03/23/data-the-new-oil-or-potential-for-a-toxic-oil-spill/
Upcoming appearances:
Quarantine Book Club, April 1, 3PM Pacific https://www.eventbrite.com/e/quarantine-book-club-cory-doctorow-tickets-100931360416
Museums and the Web, April 2, 12PM-3PM Pacific https://mw20.museweb.net/
Upcoming books: "Poesy the Monster Slayer" (Jul 2020), a picture book about monsters, bedtime, gender, and kicking ass. Pre-order here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781626723627?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=socialpost&utm_term=na-poesycorypreorder&utm_content=na-preorder-buynow&utm_campaign=9781626723627
(we're having a launch for it in Burbank on July 11 at Dark Delicacies and you can get me AND Poesy to sign it and Dark Del will ship it to the monster kids in your life in time for the release date).
"Attack Surface": The third Little Brother book, Oct 20, 2020. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250757531
"Little Brother/Homeland": A reissue omnibus edition with a new introduction by Edward Snowden: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250774583
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is there gay shit in the real bible?(good omens)(i am the weird bible anon but you turned off anon(perfectly understandable))
well there’s a lot of HEAVILY implied gay shit, but nothing actually explicit - no one is called “boyfriend” or “girlfriend” (hebrew doesn’t have a word for partner or a gender neutral pronoun), but David sings about Jonathan how his love meant to him more than the love of women (״צר לי עליך אחי יהונתן — נעמת לי מאד; נפלאתה אהבתך לי מאהבת נשים״ - “I am troubled because of you, my brother Jonathan. You have been very pleasing to me. Your love to me was greater than the love of women” (terrible translation I found on biblegateway)).
Jonathan also pleads for David’s life and even offers himself instead of him to his father (king Saul) in exchange for David to live. these fucks had something very un-straight going on, but we’re never told that they had a relationship explicitly.
there are many more instances like this in the bible, where we get told that so and so had a “very very close relationship and loved each other so deeply it hurt but it’s fine they’re friends”. so no, no explicit gay shit, but there is a lot of subtle queerness (such as in the Talmud, where 6 genders are recognised) in jewish scriptures.
#moots#i love my moots#asks#tysm for the ask!#princess rard is a bible nerd#princess is a bible nerd#nerd alert#david and jonathan#yea these bitches were not straight
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What’s In A Name?
New to the superhero business, the Shazam family has a lot to learn if they're going to make this vigilante stuff work. Step 1: Figure out secret identities and hero names.
Written for Writer's Month 2019 Day 6: Kids.
Note: I do not own these characters.
Read it on Ao3.
“Okay,” Freddy began, turning to face his siblings after checking the security of the bedroom door. “If we want to do this superhero thing right, we have to establish some ground rules. I hope you brought paper to take notes because there will be a quiz at the end of this.”
“Wait, seriously?” Eugene’s eyes were panicked as he glanced up from his computer screen.
“Of course not.” Billy rolled his eyes.
“Besides, if you did write anything down, we’d have to burn it afterwards so no supervillains could trace it back to our secret identities.” Freddy smiled sarcastically. He was really laying on the dry humor, a sure sign that he was nervous. He was the closest thing to a superhero expert they had, even though he’d only been in direct contact with the superhero world for a few weeks. It wasn’t like there was any pressure to keep his family safe or anything.
“That’s a good place to start,” Billy jumped in. As the only other family member with marginally more exposure to superheroing, he was also partially responsible for the success of this meeting. “Let’s talk secret identities.”
“The number one superheroing rule,” Freddy announced, “is never tell anyone your secret identity.” He looked pointedly at Darla.
“But what if it’s someone who can help you, like a teacher or a police officer?” she asked innocently. “Rosa says we’re not supposed to lie.”
“Leaving out your name isn’t lying,” Mary reassured her.
“But you can’t make friends unless you tell people your name.”
“Well you’ll have a superhero name. You can use that.”
“Do I get to pick my own name?” she asked, an eager shine in her eyes.
Billy found everyone looking at him.
“Uh, I think so?”
“Great! I’m going to be Princess Purple Sparkle Rainbow.” Darla beamed.
“How can you be both purple and rainbow?” Eugene asked.
“Anything is possible through positive thinking and imagination.”
Someday they’d have to collect Darla Wisdom and sell it as a book. They’d make a fortune.
“That name is too long. No one will be able to remember it, not even you,” Freddy declared. Mary shot him a warning look.
“I will,” their youngest sister declared confidently, “and all of my new friends will, too.”
“Pedro,” Billy said, eager to avoid the potential of an argument, or worse--Darla being sad. “What’s your name going to be?”
The quietest member of the family just shrugged.
“The Jolly Green Giant,” Eugene suggested while he tapped away at his keyboard.
“That’s the veggie man.” Freddy dismissed it with a nearly offended frown.
“The Shield?” Billy offered.
“I think that one’s already taken.”
“Wait,” Mary commanded, and instinctively they all followed the eldest’s lead. “Should we work with a theme? We are a team, after all.”
“The Justice League doesn’t have a theme,” Freddy pointed out, “or the Teen Titans, the Justice Society, the Doom Patrol, the-”
“Okay, okay,” Mary conceded even though half of those teams sounded made up to her.
“But those teams aren’t family,” Darla said softly.
“She’s right,” Pedro agreed in his quiet, honest manner.
They digested these truths in silence for a while.
“What about something Greek?” Mary suggested. “Our powers come from Greek legend.”
“Mercury is technically Roman,” Eugene clarified.
“Solomon’s from the Bible, isn’t he?” Billy added.
“Besides,” Freddy continued, “a theme based on the source of our power could give supervillains a clue about how to defeat us.”
“Well how do other heroes come up with their names?” Mary asked.
“I don’t know. My knowledge of superheroes starts after they’ve already come up with their costume and name. And even if I had tried to figure out some of their secret identities like a total nerd, there’s no way for me to verify whether I’m right and ask them. I mean, it’s not like I have a way in to superhero society, such as, I don’t know, a brother who knows Superman or something.” He looked pointedly at Billy.
“Dude, just transform and introduce yourself next time you fly to Metropolis.”
“How can I introduce myself when I don’t have a superhero name?”
“Yeah, are we going to figure that out right now or not?” Eugene demanded. “Because there’s a Twitch stream going live in twenty minutes that I don’t want to miss.”
“Well Billy already has a name,” Pedro observed.
“Right!” Darla beamed. “Because when he said ‘Say my name’ we said Shaz-”
“Shh!” everyone hissed. Mary covered her sister’s mouth before she could finish the word.
“Not inside, remember? We don’t want to blow the roof off.”
“Sorry,” she sighed. “I got too excited.”
“It’s okay,” Mary reassured her. “We just have to be careful.”
“It’s a bit dumb not being able to say your name,” Freddy mused.
“Hey, I didn’t choose to make it like that.”
“Yeah I know. That’s why we should come up with an alternative name so we can actually communicate on the job and stuff. Ooh, wait a second!” Freddy cried, face lighting up with that look he always got when he discovered a new and interesting fact. “I think I have an idea…”
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That night they tried out the new nicknames. While Rosa and Viktor were enjoying a rare night out, they hit the streets to stop what crime they could. Of course, whenever it was easy to sneak away and do superhero stuff, there was never anything notable to do. They helped stop a car chase after the first few blocks, cleaned up a park, and adjusted one family’s TV antenna so they could watch Phillies games in perfect clarity.
“We’d better head back soon,” Maelstrom suggested, trying to check the time on the watch she habitually wore, but it had disappeared when she’d transformed.
“Can we get ice cream on the way back?” Lightning asked with hope in her eyes.
“Not if we didn’t bring money with us.”
“We don’t need money.” Vortex shrugged. “Bil- Uh, Storm and I discovered during his early days that when you ask nicely, people are willing to give superheroes all sorts of things for free.”
“That sounds like stealing.” Tornado frowned.
“It’s not if they willingly give it to you,” Storm argued.
“If I asked Tech Stop for a new PS4, do you think they’d give one to me?” Thunder wondered.
“We are not using our new roles to ask for free stuff!” Maelstrom said firmly. “Our main purpose is to protect and help people, not abuse their trust in us. Besides, how would you explain a new PS4 to Rosa and Viktor?”
“Sh, no secret identity clues!” Vortex hissed. Maelstrom just rolled her eyes.
“So we’re not stopping for ice cream?” Lightning’s expression was dangerously close to a pout.
“I’ll buy you ice cream,” Storm promised. “I brought some allowance along just in case we’d need it.”
“Thank you big brother!” She zoomed over to him and gave him a big hug.
“Lightning, we agreed to use hero names only,” Vortex sighed. “We can’t give hints of our secret identities!”
“You sound paranoid,” Thunder warned.
“It’s the number one rule!”
“I can’t remember everyone’s names yet,” Lightning admitted.
“Don’t worry, I’ll help you memorize them,” Maelstrom promised.
“If we want to grab ice cream, we should go now,” Tornado quietly reminded them.
“We’d better hurry!” Lightning cried, ready to save time by flying there directly.
“Hang on, I have to get my money out. SHAZAM!”
In a flash of lightning, Billy replaced Shazam Storm. He dug into his pants pockets, eventually passing a wad of crumpled bills to Maelstrom. With another shout and another flash, he was once again a superhero.
“Okay, let’s go.”
“Maybe I’ll get butterscotch, or chocolate chip, or birthday cake! There are so many yummy flavors, I don’t know how I’ll decide!”
Lightning continued chattering on the way to the ice cream shop. The late-night workers looked a bit shell-shocked when six large and brightly dressed heroes stepped into the shop talking and teasing each other like children. Maelstrom tried to keep them on task, but Lightning kept changing her order, Vortex was shooting irrelevant questions at the overwhelmed workers, and Storm was nervously calculating whether they’d have enough to pay. Twenty minutes (and a few photos) later, they poured back out onto the street, sweet treats in hand.
“Home?” Tornado suggested.
“Race you!” Thunder dared, already taking off. The others released surprised shouts and followed. Lightning, normally the fastest of them, trailed a step behind.
“Hang on!” she cried around her spoon. “I don’t want to drop my ice cream!”
x
I tried finding comics-based names for the Shazam family, but only Billy, Mary, and Freddy have been around long enough to have options. Wikipedia mentioned Shazam Thunder, Shazam Lighning and Shazam Strong for Eugene, Darla, and Pedro respectively, though I'm not sure where those came from. I liked Shazam Thunder and Shazam Lightning, and since their symbol is the giant light-up lightning bolt on their chests, I decided to go with storm-based hero names for the squad.
#writersmonth2019#gizka#my words#shazam#shazam fam#family#team#fluff#billy batson#freddy freeman#darla dudley#mary bromfield#pedro pena#dc
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Dragon Princess
Fandom: MCU Captain America/Avengers
Summary: You don’t let anybody in easily. Steve doesn’t mind a challenge. Hopefully he also doesn’t mind getting his armor singed in the process.
Quick facts: Romance – Steve Rogers/Reader – female!disabled!Reader]
Warnings: Female pronouns for reader, reader uses a wheelchair, reader is a Grumpy Gus (with a heart of gold), some ableism
Special Disclaimer: Reader is in a (manual) wheelchair for an undisclosed disability. I don’t use a wheelchair myself, I just go behind one, so if anything I said is offensive then message me and I’ll try to edit it. I did my best but unconscious bias is a bitch and trips up even the best of us.
Words: 2903
A/N: I love. Writing grumpy characters. Who are secretly soft. Can’t stop won’t stop. Anywho; this didn’t turn out exactly how I wanted but I quite like certain parts of it, and I’ll never not love writing troll-Steve, especially with cranky reader-characters. It’s just fun.
It has been a long day and you just want to go home. So it’s with no small amount of delight that you tear down the open space between bookshelves and tables and make a spectacular turn down the aisle you need– only to come to a complete and sudden stop.
That guy.
It’s a little harsh, but he’s standing right in front of the shelf you need. Captain America is a regular around here; so much a fixture that you can pinpoint the newbies and the visitors by how long they stare at him. Right now you stare a little too because, hey, you actually haven’t really interacted with him– it’s not like you have the time normally, but your co-workers won't shut up about how wonderful and nice the guy is. Nice, maybe. Easy on the eyes, certainly.
But not nicer than your bed and definitely not easier to look at than the inside of your eyelids.
You roll up next to him and find the spot where the book goes. Blocked by his thigh, of course. Grayson owes you big time for this ‘real quick favor.’
You clear your throat and steel yourself. “Excuse me.”
Captain Rogers blinks and looks down at you. Like he can’t fathom what you're doing here. You realize he’s zoned out just as a spark of life returns to his eyes. “Oh, um, can I help you with something?” he says. He then scans the upper shelves and looks down at you, meaningfully.
You sigh but temper yourself. “No, I know exactly where this goes.” You give him your brightest smile and hit the epic tome against your other hand. “On the shelf right above your kneecaps. Both of which happen to be at the perfect level.”
He jumps back and you’re able to slip the book right into its spot. He actually looks pretty amused. Since he’s a good sport about being threatened with a hardcover edition of “The Tale of Genji” (which might have to be registered with the state of New York as a deadly weapon, you’re not sure,) and since you’re only a week away from beating your record for number of days gone without a complaint, you sit back and say, “Since I’m here, is there anything I can help you with?”
“No ma’am, I’m just browsing. Thank you,” he says and goes back to staring at lettered spines, leaving you free to escape work for the day.
That went pretty well, all things considered.
~
It’s another long day when you come across Captain Rogers again. (Mr. Rogers? Captain America? Whatever.) You’re cleaning up the tables and he’s sitting at one, quietly reading. He’s got a small stack of nonfiction, the titles of which are all so boring that your eyes glaze right over them. As you get closer he raises his head and smiles at you. You’re not sure what your face does, but his lips twitch up against his best efforts and he looks caught between laughing and being concerned. “Sorry, did I do something…?”
“Other than be a nice guy to exactly the wrong person? No, you’re…fine. I guess,” you say. “If you want a smile you’ll have to go to the front desk; I’m the only one in this area.”
He laughs, which isn’t a half-bad sound. You roll your eyes and gesture at his stockpile of Boring Nonsense. “You done with any of those?”
“Yes,” he says and immediately puts two of them next to you. “Thanks.”
“No problem,” you say, grab them, and leave him be.
For a while. He’s still working on something that makes him scowl like he’s going to start fighting it when you come back over and drop a book right next to him hard enough to make him jolt. You smile. It’s the little things, sometimes. You pat the cover. “This is my favorite piece of trash. It has dragons and swords and is basically the book version of the most terrible-wonderful fantasy movie you can imagine. Give your brain a break before it goes on strike.”
His smile broadens, and he pushes the other, actual trash away so he can put your beloved trash in its place. “Enjoy, Captain,” you say and start to turn.
“Steve,” he says as if instinctive. But then he looks at you. “If you don’t mind.”
You shrug, but since you’re trying to be polite you tell him your name before leaving him to read in peace.
~
“Can I ask you a question?”
That’s as good as a loaded gun, as far as you're concerned, but you’re in a marginally good mood today so you face Steve with as much patience as you can hold at any one time. “Yes?”
He frowns. “Do you…” He sighs. “This is so random, but do you have any recommendations for books on food?”
That’s…not what you expected. “Huh,” you say as you actually have to think through the card catalogue of your mind. “I guess, but I think I should ask Grayson about–” Steve’s face does something terrible that is also delightful. “You already asked him.”
“He has to be joking,” Steve says desperately.
You crack a smile, already aware of the sorts of things your more exuberant and…adventurous coworker likely said. “Some, yeah, but probably not all.” You think you know what Steve’s aiming for. “Hold that thought.”
“If it’s too much trouble you don’t have to–”
You shush him– this is a library after all– and continue on your mission. You have to wave off one of the volunteers at one point but you manage to retrieve the book you’re looking for. When you return, Steve is focused on his book again– the poor, trusting fool. Nobody else is around, so you take great pleasure in making it slam right next to him. This book being bigger makes a louder sound than the last– he jumps, you laugh, and the day has gone from good to great.
“You like making me jump,” he accuses, poorly hiding a smile.
“My coworkers say I’m a sadist. Too bad for them I’m good at my job.” You flip open the book you brought him. “Ta da. The modern American cooking bible. Enjoy.”
Steve is immediately fascinated, leaning over and flipping through. “Betty Crocker is still a thing?”
“Oh yeah,” you say. “Still in grocery stores and the books get revised all the time.”
“Wow.” He smiles at you. “Thanks.”
You wave him off. Just as you’re about to go, though, you think of another possible concern. “By the way, Grayson talks a big game but he’s not serious. I mean, if he were single, yeah, but he’s got a wife and kids he loves more than anything. His flirting is all in good fun.”
Steve nods like it doesn’t bother him, but stops mid-motion. “What about Alex and Martha?”
You snort. “Good luck.”
He rolls his eyes. “Wow, thanks.”
You smile sweetly at him. “Always here to help.”
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“Ooo,” Alex says under their breath and straightens their shirt.
You’re too annoyed to ask what they see. You find out anyways when Steve strolls up to the counter and says hello to Alex and then pointedly does the same to you, smiling like he’s gotten the best news of his life.
It’s fucking irritating and you wave him off like the obnoxious fly he is. Like the obnoxious fly he is, he remains. You give him a dirty look. “Away with you and your happiness.”
Steve laughs, showing his true colors for all to see. He leans on the counter closest to you. “That kind of day already, huh?”
You turn in the stool to properly glare at him. “I have great arm strength and three complete editions of “The Lord of the Rings” as well as the rest of our Tolkien collection. Do you want to find out how many copies of “The Silmarillion” are needed to take you out?”
Steve is unaffected. This is what you get for being nice– burning irritation and the blood of Captain America soon to be on your hands. Not to mention how all of your coworkers are probably going to give you the cold shoulder. Or worse– make you man the information desk.
You shudder. No, even Steve’s stupid fat head getting clocked by elven moping isn’t worth that.
“No,” he decides, smiling bigger as he watches you. “But I’ve been meaning to read “The Children of Húrin” if you happen to have it.”
You grab the book and…hand it to him, because you aren’t really a monster who would harm an innocent book just because someone else was irritating you.
Steve beams, the bastard. “Thanks!”
“Ugh, your sunshine hurts. Go away you fucking sadist.”
“We have that in common then,” Steve says and honest-to-god winks before strolling away to his area in the back. He’s so fucking jaunty that if he wasn’t in a library you’re pretty sure he’d be whistling.
“Nerd!” is your parting shot before you turn back to the task at hand. Alex, however, is gawking. Fucking great. “What?”
“‘Your sunshine?’” Alex points at you. “You were flirting!”
This might be the day you murder someone. And not a patron– that’s unexpected. “I was not!”
“And he was too oh my god.”
Blood rushes to your head. “Is this really how you want to go out? I made three 16 year old boys cry because they drew dicks in our books, my blood is pumping, I could fight a bear, don’t test me.”
Alex runs. To gossip; you’re not fooled. You shake your head. The problem with threatening people all the time is that eventually they find out you’re not actually violent. Not that those teenage brats know better, thankfully.
On that note, you do hope Steve enjoys their artistic interpretations of his text.
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It’s too late to be irritated by the morning and too early to be irritated by the rest of the day, so you’re at the front desk, doing busywork to while away the slow mid-morning.
“Hi.”
You lift your head. “Do you live here now?”
“I wish,” Steve says. Your boss, William, is off to the side with Martha, and Steve politely greets them before focusing on you. He puts two books on the counter. “I wanted to return these.”
“Book drop is right over there,” you say.
“And deprive you of something to complain about? I would never,” he says.
Martha snorts. You magnanimously ignore her. It was pretty good, and you notice the first book you gave him sits on top. “How’d you like it?”
“It was fun.” Steve brings out a piece of paper. “I wrote down the author’s other work if you want to take a look?”
You take the list and give it a look-see before going at it with a pen. Some of the titles get stars, some get a ‘meh’, some get crossed out, and some of them get Sharpied out of existence.
“Do you need help?” you ask as you hand it back.
“No; I’ll just browse,” he says and holds it up. “Thanks,” he says, nods at the two useless observers, and goes on his way.
You open the first book to check it in and see a piece of paper folded in half. “Hey, you–” But Steve is gone. “Jeeze; even his bookmarks are dumb and big.”
You unfold it though and it’s– it’s a drawing. A really nice ink drawing of a snake-bodied dragon, fierce and blowing fire but…coiled at the bottom to sit on a throne of books that floats above the ground. Next to the picture is calligraphy that reads, ‘Thank you for always helping me.’
William and Martha crowd in, so you put the picture on the counter to let them see. You don’t look away from it but you can hear them admire it (as they should).
“Is…is he calling you a dragon?” William asks warily.
“This…” You breathe. “…Is the nicest thing ever.”
Martha and William scuttle off to gossip like the tweens they secretly are. You appreciate the drawing for a little while longer before you carefully fold it back up and slip it in your notebook under the counter.
God damn. He is flirting.
And god damn, you’re into it.
~
If you’re being honest, you’re not really that rude to strangers. Not most of the time, anyway. You know some who might argue that, but you love reading and books and stories and libraries and you want other people to love them too.
Some people, though, are hopeless.
“Here?”
“Next shelf over,” you say. “Left–” The guy moves his hand down and you sigh. “To the left, sir.”
He moves his hand, somehow, just over the book. “Yes! Th–” aaaaand he passes right by it.
Short of magically teleporting the book out of its spot and into his face, you're not sure what else you can do.
“Why can’t you just get it for me?” he whines.
You’ve had people practically strain their necks in effort not to look at the chair, but this is ridiculous. You rub your temples to ease the stupid. Someone is hovering in the aisle on the opposite side of where you’re trying to direct this disaster of a puppet show. Hopefully whoever is waiting has more patience than you. “I’m sorry sir but I don’t know how to be any clearer about it; you’ve literally passed over it–” Wait a minute. “Twice…” Wait a minute.
His mouth hints at a smirk even as he tries to look annoyed. Really? This is how he wants to harass you? This is weaksauce. He could have gone to Martha and done the same thing, she’s so short.
You smile politely. With fangs. “Sir, given our interaction here, I have to say I don’t think that book is right for you. The library has a great children’s section; I could show you the books for new readers. They’re well suited to your reading comprehension and your maturity level.”
It takes him a second. Unsurprisingly, he has the gall to get offended. “What did you say to me?!”
“We both know what you’re doing,” you say flatly, losing the gracious veneer. “Are you going to waste more of my time or can we stop pretending?”
He flounders for a moment, obviously too shocked by the turn to process. “I– I want to speak to–”
“His name is William and he’s at the front desk. Knock yourself out.” Please.
Asshole storms off and you sigh. It doesn’t seem fair that your ‘days without a complaint’ is about to get reset because of that, but maybe you can argue it. William is a reasonable guy. If he wasn’t you’d have been fired your first week when you heard someone making fun of their friend for reading Laura Kinsale and you signed the jerk up for every romance newsletter you knew of.
Steve steps out from the next aisle over and walks down to you. “Ah,” you say. “I should have known that particular looming.”
He blushes. That shouldn’t be legal. “Sorry; I wanted to talk to you so I decided to wait.”
Oh. “Then…thanks for not stepping in.”
“You had it handled. In fact…” He cracks a smile. “You were surprisingly patient.”
“I have to be.” You shrug. “My job involves dealing with the public. You know how it goes.”
“I do,” he says, smile growing. “Would you like to commiserate? Maybe over dinner?”
You try very hard to clamp down on your own smile. It peeks through anyway. Traitor. “Misery does love company.”
“Is it okay if I don’t think I’ll be miserable?” he asks.
“That’s fine, I can be miserable enough for the both of us,” you say. “You sure you want to go on a date with a dragon? You seem more like a princess kind of guy. White horse and all.”
He laughs and puts his hand to his chest. “Don’t let the suit of armor fool you. Besides, there’s more than one kind of princess.”
You shake your head. “I guess we’ll talk about it,” you say. “Over dinner.”
“Thursday?” he suggests.
“I get off work at six.”
“I’ll pick you up here then.”
“Cool.”
“Good.”
“Great.”
There’s an awkward moment where it feels like there’s something else– or should be something else. You know what you want, but…
Fuck it. You crook your finger to bring him in and Steve obeys, until he’s close and bracing his hands on the arms of your chair. You move to the side of his face and place a very light kiss on his cheek. He lingers for a moment and then stands, radiating carefully muted joy with a small smile that looks ready to erupt.
He’s going to ruin your reputation as a hardass. That doesn’t bother you near as much as you think it should. “Thursday,” you say and swallow. “It’s a date.”
He grins, like a sunbeam through the cloud. Yep. Ruined. “I’ll let you get back to work then,” he says and steps back. “Try not to set anyone on fire?”
Your smile shows teeth. “No promises,” you say and turn your throne around. This hoard isn’t going to manage itself, and you can’t just wait around for your knight– you’re not that kind of princess.
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can you give me a list of labels?
for sure i will post a long list under read more, hope this helps!
The Airhead
The Alcoholic
The Artist
The Artistic One
The Baby
The Band Nerd
The Ballerina
The Basketcase
The Bitch
The Bookworm
The Brainiac
The Cheerleader
The Class Clown
The Clever One
The Closet Genius
The Cynic
The Daddy’s Girl
The Dangerous One
The Delinquent
The Dictator
The Dork
The Drama Nerd
The Drama Queen
The Dreamer x 2
The Drummer
The Drug Dealer
The Emo
The Fake
The Fashionista
The Feisty One
The Freak
The Flirt
The Girl Next Door
The Gold Digger
The Good-for-Nothing
The Goodie-Goodie
The Gossip Queen / Gossip Girl
The Goth
The Guy/ Boy Next Door
The Gymnast
The Heartbreaker
The Hero
The Hipster
The Hottie
The Idiot
The Innocent One
The Jerk
The Jock
The Liar
The Lonely One
The Man Eater
The Manipulative One
The Musician
The Naive One
The Nerd
The Nice Guy
The Nobody
The Outcast
The Party Animal
The Photographer
The Player
The Prodigy
The Prom Queen
The Pushover
The Risk-Taker
The Runaway
The Rebel
The Realist
The Sarcastic One
The Sass Master
The Seductress
The Sex Addict
The Simple One
The Single Mother
The Single Dad / Father
The Skater Boy/Girl
The Slut
The Smart One
The Spoiled Brat
The Street Fighter
The Stoner
The Stuck Up One
The Tease
The Temptress
The Whore
The Womanizer
The Writer
The Young and The Reckless
The Activist
The Addict
The Adrenaline Junkie
The Adventurer
The Aesthete
The Aggressive One
The Altruistic one
The Alpha
The Architect
The Angel
The Animal Lover
The Atheist
The Athletic One / The Athlete
The Awkward One
The Beauty Guru
The Beauty Queen
The Bible Thumper
The Big Kid
The Black Hole
The Black Sheep
The Blogger
The Broken-Hearted
The Broken One
The Bombshell
The Born Leader
The Burn-Out
The Broken Hero
The Byronic Hero
The Certified Genius
The Chamelelon
The Charmer
The Cheater
The Closed Book
The Comedian
The Compulsive Liar
The Comic Book Nerd
The Conspiracy Theorist
The Contumacious
The Cosplayer
The Criminal
The Critic
The Curious Soul
The Cynical Romantic
The Dancer
The Dance Prodigy
The Drag Queen
The Damsel Out of Distress
The Darling
The Dauntless
The Deceitful
The Depressed one
The Devoted Christian
The Die-Hard Activist
The Diplomat
The Douchebag
The Dogmatist
The Dynamo
The Epicure
The Extrovert
The Fallen Angel
The Fatherly One
The Fan Girl/Boy
The Fighter
The Free Spirit
The Flaky One
The Flower Child
The Filmmaker
The Firecracker
The Fool
The Foster Kid
The Funny One
The Ego Maniac
The Enigma
The Gambler
The Gamer
The Gang Leader
The Gang Member
The Geek
The Gentleman
The Glamour Puss
The God Complex
The Golden Girl
The Good At Heart
The Good Guy/Girl Gone Bad
The Giver
The Green Monster
The Groupie
The Golden Boy
The Gullible One
The Halcyon
The Handsome One
The Health Freak/nut
The Hell-Raisers
The Hedonist
The Hidden Intellect
The Hippie
The Hopeless Romantic
The Humanitarian
The Humble One
The Idealist
The Idle Rich
The Independent One
The Insecure One
The Inspirer
The Jackass
The Journalist
The Know-It-All
The Laid Back One
The Lazy One
The Lesbian
The Lone Wolf
The Loner
The Loose Cannon
The Little Shit
The Lucky One
The Lost Cause
The Lost One/Boy/Girl
The Magnanimous
The Man Whore
The Masochist/Sadist
The Military Brat
The Minion
The Miracle Worker
The Mogul
The Mosher
The Motivator
The Motherly One
The Movie Buff
The MPDG
The Nature Lover
The Narcissist
The Neat Freak
The New Kid
The Nightshade
The Noble
The Oddball
The Optimist
The Opportunistic One
The Old Soul
The Organized One
The Outsider
The Overacheiver
The Passionate One
The Pastor’s Daughter
The People Pleaser
The Pessimist
The Perfectionist
The Playboy
The Playboy Bunny
The Poet
The Positive One
The Pothead
The Philanthropist
The Princess
The Prince Charming
The Prostitute
The Pure-Hearted One
The Psychopath
The Renegade
The Resplendent
The Resourceful One
The Reticent
The Ring Leader
The Robot
The Scientist
The Screw Up
The Selfless One
The Sensualist
The Shy One
The Skirt Chaser
The Singer
The Singer’s Son/Daughter
The Smart Aleck
The Smart Mouth
The Social Butterfly
The Socialite
The Sociopath
The Soldier
The Southern Belle
The Speed Demon
The Strong One
The Surfer
The Survivor
The Sweet One
The Sweetie
The Sweetheart
The Superstar
The Teacher’s Pet
The Technology-Savvy One
The Thief
The Time Bomb
The Tomboy
The Transexual
The Traveler
The Trickster
The Trouble One
The Trust-Fund Baby
The Trust Fund Nymphet
The Tsundere
The Quiet Storm
The Ugly Duckling
The Underestimated One
The Visionary
The Wannabe-Popular
The Wallflower
The Walking One Night Stand
The Wiz
The Wordsmith
The Workaholic
The Unlucky One
The Vacant Heart
The Valedictorian
The Vegan
The Vegetarian
The Virgin
The Vlogger
The Youtube Star
The 80’s Kid
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so in the THIHV remastered all the names will be changed?
Yes, the characters in THIHV Remastered will have new names and some changesin appearance. This is partly because copyright (duh), but also because at thispoint these characters are…pretty far removed from the “originals.” They’revampires in modern day California, I mean, c’mon. And in all honesty, whilewriting them I feel like they’ve taken on a life of their own. They feel likemy own, anyway. For me, AUs are like…springboards. I have a vague template Ican follow if I wish, and interpret how I wish, and the end result is oftenvery different from whatever I originally took inspiration from.
Listen, Paradise Lost is fanfiction of the Bible and it’s not evenreally an AU, so, moving on…
There are also changes in other names, including:
Aliak/Aliakans (ALL-EE-AHK, I may change this, the name is sort of themashed together result of various indigenous tribes & languages in SouthAmerica)
Strix (the strix is an early predecessor of vampires and isa bloodsucking bird monster or evil witch; the name led to the Romanian strigoi,the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.)
The names for the characters of THIHV Remastered so far (subject to change) are:
Leandro “Leo” Esteban Espinosa Diaz (Leo ofc means “lion,” & Leandro means“lion man.” Esteban means “crowned in victory,” and Espinosa means “thorn.”Diaz is his mother’s surname, meaning “day.” Leo has brown skin,wavy & slightly longer hair, and dark brown eyes which turn blue when he uses his magic. He’s still a snarky Cuban beanpole/mildly oblivious unreliablenarrator with a big heart and a sparkly equally snarky crystal.)
Kieren Sorahiko (I think I’m just gonna have him take Tashi’ssurname bc they’re married lol. Kieren is Irish, and means “little darkone.” He has no bangs/less bangs but his hair is still a total mess and gets inhis face frequently. Kieren has hazel eyes and is half Chinese; this makes moresense than for him to be Korean based on the flow of immigration to Californiaat the time. His mother had him in 1890, so she would have had to be in the USby 1882 before the Chinese Exclusion Act was passed due to a huge influx ofChinese immigrants seeking the gold rush & the resulting xenophobia in theUS. So, Kieren is half Chinese, half Irish.)
Katashi “Tashi” Sorahiko (Katashi means “firm/hard” (heh) and Sorahiko means “sky prince.” Both are ~roughly~ Edoperiod names since he was born way back then. He’s still from Osaka, Japan.Tashi has gray eyes, long hair, stubble, lip scar instead of nose scar bc a)I’ve always been partial to lip scars and b) makes more sense for a vamp tohave a lip scar lmao. He frequently keeps his hair tied back in a bun or loosebraid. I’ll be honest, I think Tashi might SOMEHOW be hotter than hisinspiration and I may have created a monster, pun intended.)
Sage Griffith (Sage means “prophet,” but it’s also a plant…that’sgreen…sorry. Sage is petite, freckled, has shit vision and big glasses, greeneyes, and violently ginger hair they keep tied back. Big nb nerd.)
Hugo Palepoi (I really like the name Hugo for him bc it means “intelligent/brightmind,” and the name Palepoi is a native Samoan surname. Hugo is big n soft asever, with very short black/dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.)
Sonia (Sonia means “wisdom” in Greek and “golden” in Hindi.She’s pretty much the same wonderful eccentric multidimensional witch she always was.)
Adeyemi/Ade (AH-DAY-EMEE, Yoruba name meaning “the crown fits me.” Her nickname “Ade”simply means “crown.” No silver/white hair, she’s gonna have long thick wavybrown hair in a braid, but still blue eyes, dark skin, general badass princess)
Folarin (Yoruba name meaning “walk with glory,” I’m just gonnarework Folarin’s entire character because I can lmao. Dark hair and skin, asthe other Aliakans tend to have, blue or green eyes, and a fabulous beard.)
Lord Lucian (Romanian name meaning “light” bc BOY DO WE LOVE IRONY.Tall. Devastatingly handsome. The worst. Fully silver/white hair, blue eyes,and light brown skin.)
Lady Hecate/Yewande (Yewande is a Yoruba name meaning “mother looked forme,” and Hecate is of course the Greek goddess of witchcraft. Silver hair,brown skin, gray-blue eyes.)
King Dragomir (a Slavic name that 1. sounds cool and 2. is deeply ironicbc it means “one who cares about peace.”)
Max (Shortfor Maximus Rex.) Possibly the most stereotypical dog name besides Buddy.Listen, I like it.
As for a bunch of the other vamps….
Thace = Tobias
Ulaz = Ezra
Kolivan = Viktor (you don’t know how tempted I am to name himVlad. I won’t. I WON’T)
Nyma = Myra
Rolo = Ray
Antok = Kota or Koda
Luxia = Xialu
Florona = Norani
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Greater Good Prologue
(Dean x Reader? Sam x Reader ?)
Serie Summary :
There is a prophecy.
When Lucifer's true vessel will find his one true love, it will tilt the world's scales on the side of good and light. The balance that this love will bring, is to be the start of a new era, where evil will be weaken for the first time in centuries.
When the Winchesters find out about this, they decide this is the opportunity of their life, the only way to make a difference once and for all. And now they have a way to find this girl, things should be easy, right ?
What happens when the prophetic girl doesn't fall in love with Sam ?
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Serie Warnings : Swearing, Angst, Fluff, Smut, and maybe other stuffs.
Note : This is the new story I’m writing. This is a short prologue to start. I hope you’ll like it.
Prologue words : 1k
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Sam keeps looking out the window, his eyes jumping from tree to tree has the impala rushes through the land. He doesn’t say anything, why would he? And what could he say anyway ?
Sam Winchester is used to crazy, to unbelievable. This just might be a little too much for him. So he stays silent, and tries to let his brain come to term with this new kind of weird.
“I can’t believe you’re a Disney princess, Sammy !” Dean suddenly jokes, shaking his head with that wide teasing smile that hides his own worry.
The truth is Dean is terrified. Sam’s one true love, what does this fucking means ? Does it mean fate wants to choose for his little brother once again ? And anyway : What is one true love ? Does it really exists ? Love exists, Dean knows that, he can feel it in every cell of his body, maybe because he’s a love child. But destiny’s love shit… This may be a little too much.
How is it supposed to work anyway ? Will Sam fall at that girl’s feet the second he’s going to see her ? Will he realize he can’t live without her, take her to the bunker and keep her there, giggling for the rest of time ? Dean frowns. What if he doesn’t like her ? What if she’s a witless little princess ? What if she makes them grow apart ?
And if she’s so special, where was she all those years ? Where was she when Sam lost Jessica ? When he was addicted to demon blood ? When he went to hell ? During the trials and after ? Why now ?
Dean won’t admit it out loud, but he hates this prophecy thing, he hates it with every part of his soul… And he knows Sam doesn’t like it either. But this is for the greater good…
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Y/n gets out of the shower and sighs, the heat is killing her these days. She closes the curtains to hide the sweltering sun, not wanting to loose all the benefits of the cold shower just now. This is a good day, she tries to convince herself, if she hurries, she’ll have time to study in the bus. And tonight is pay night.
She dresses like she always does, simple jeans and oversized t-shirt, even with this burning sun, there is no way she’s going out in a sexy outfit. She takes her books and verifies she has all of them before putting them in her bag. History of witchcraft during the middle age : from healers to heretics, check. A study of demonic pictorial representations in Europe, check. Mythology of the bible, third volume : Michael, the warrior angel, check. Introduction to Hebrew, fourth volume, check. From Abraham Van Helsing to Buffy : History of the monster hunters figures in popular cultures, check.
She has to hurry, that essay on the angelic symbols in eighteenth century’s literature isn’t going to write itself, and she can’t afford grade below excellent, she can’t afford another year, or she might end up in jail for murdering a guy.
“Y/n, you’re making the girls freak out with your stupid books” Alan says. “This is not the place for studying, I don’t pay you to be smart, I pay you to be pretty.”
“You pay me to cause boners, Alan…” she sights, putting her books back in her wide bag.
“And you’re so talented” the bald man says, giving her an envelope ful of cash. “If you weren’t so obsessed with college all this nerd crap, you could make a shit ton of money.”
“I know… And hate my body even more” she says between her teeth.
“Come on, don’t be like that you don’t even do specials…” he frowns.
And she leaves the room before he can talk about that again, avoiding a never-ending talk. She just isn’t going to do private shows, or private parties, whatever men are ready to pay ; she knows how it ends. And none of those sick perverts is going to lay a hand on her, their stare is already more than she can bear.
The music starts. The crowed room is filled with whiskey, sweat and testosterone smells, the silence is heavy, an impatient silence, right before the primal roars ring out… This is it, six months to go, she thinks, hiding the lace thong under her sexy secretary skirt. She takes a deep breath, pulls her stomach in and tries to imagine she doesn’t hate the men in the room.
Show time…
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Sam knows so little about that girl he’s supposed to find. She’s in that town, that’s sure even if the tracking spell didn’t work the first time ; now Rowena is positive. And their life already crossed at least once, she said to him. It means he knows her, at least has already seen her.
While Dean is eating his burger, Sam’s thoughts drift again. He tries to think about every girls he’s known, is there one of them he could have liked like that ?
“So… Is there anywhere your heart leads you” Dean says with his mouth full.
“Home…” Sam grunts.
“Oh come on Sammy, you’re about to meet future miss Sam Winchester, aren’t you existed ?” he tries to hide his own worry. “I guess she’s boring as hell and has very long hair” he jokes.
“You’re so funny...” Sam shrugs.
“So, where do we go ?” Dean insists.
Where do we go ? Sam doesn’t know. He’s supposed to be drawn to her when he’s near. Just let your envies and heart lead you, Rowena and Cas said. Yeah, super easy… And it won’t be awkward at all to ask every dawn girl of this town to touch her skin, and see if a little mark appears on her chest.
Sam sighs loudly again, not even realizing how sulky he his since they left the bunker. And this stifling weather is not helping. He feels nothing special, just the need for air conditioning.
When Dean takes the local newspaper to check on the news, Sam notices a commercial about the town’s library.
“Maybe we could check on the library, you know, to start somewhere” Sam says.
“See ? Boring...” Dean rolls his eyes.
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Tag Game!
I love doing these tag things!
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Gender: Female
Star sign: Scorpio
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Birthday: November 7
Favorite bands/artists: I love all genres of music but my playlist constants are Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, Rascal Flats, Sara Bareilles, Kelly Clarkson, Tori Kelly, Paramore, Disney Songs, Broadway Musicals Soundtracks and the Outlander Soundtrack (Bear!)
Song stuck in your head: Currently, Lauv’s I Like Me Better When I’m With You ❤️🎶
Last movie I watched: Last movie I watched at a movie house was ‘A Quiet Place’, Last movie I caught on TV was Princess Diaries 2: A Royal Engagement.
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What do I post: Outlander and Outlander-Related Posts for this Outlander (side) Blog. 😀 I created this blog because I’ve been posting too many OL stuff on the main blog and I wanted a specific space for my love for the series. Besides this I have 5 other Tumblr blogs: My main blog is multi-fandom (it’s really all many things mixed up together!), and 4 other side blogs: one for the Younger TV fandom (love this show!), another for the Royal Families (Love them plus I’m a history nerd), a Tessa Virtue/Scott Moir Blog (I’ve been a fan of theirs since 2010) and a Christian blog (for bible verses and devotions)!
URL meaning: I think I was re-watching Season 2 when I thought of creating this blog. Despite the deception, I’ve always loved them being Lord and Lady Broch Tuarach in the French Society scene. I’ve had this picture in my head that they’re just the most gorgeous couple in France that other’s can’t stop talking and gossiping about. 😁 So I tried the url and it was not taken so I ran with it!
It was hard coming up with a name to be honest since I don’t think I’m witty enough for such things plus there are a lot of other beautiful OL related nameblogs out there. Of course, the first thing I hoped was to find a name that will immediately let people know it’s from Outlander or something common enough for the fandom to know that I was one of their own - hence the decision to try and stick with this name.
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I highly doubt that this backstory is canon. We've already got like 20 different backstories. (Not even sure that this is exaggeration but I don't remember every version of Sonic)
Prince of a kingdom that underwent a coup by Robotnik, this version he has siblings (Sonic Underground)
Adopted by a fucking owl to hide the fact that he's got his super speed (Sonic the Hedgehog 2020)
Maurice Needlemouse who started as brown until a science experiment where he got his speed, which also turned his buddy Robotnik evil (I think this was a version of Archie comics?)
His dad got turned into a robot by Robotnik who is trying to take over the world (Archie Comics)
His uncle who raised him got turned into a robot while he was running a chili dog stand that Sonic was a delivery boy for (Archie Comics)
Raised as a best friend of royalty and is helping the displaced princess lead freedom fighters against Robotnik to take back the Acorn Kingdom (this is both a followup to the previous one AND it got its own storyline in the Sonic the Hedgehog TV series)
Somehow a lot of these have Uncle Chuck being roboticized and I don't know how to feel about that
Also the games have no real canon for Sonic's heritage or backstory other than the basics
Sonic is a hedgehog who saw his animal friends being roboticized and vowed to stop Robotnik/Eggman (since Sonic the Hedgehog 1991)
So this "bible" of Sonic lore seems out of place, especially since all of these were originally based on the planet Mobius, not Earth. Gaud, you brought a nerd into your conversation and a nerd shall set the story straight. I'll Google your source too and see if it should be added to the list.
sonic the hedgehog’s backstory is that his dad died falling into a gurgling, festering vat of toxic waste when Sonic was just a few days old
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So, I just finished up my Forces AU. Here’s the entire cast:
Heroes:
Sonic the Hedgehog: Takes after his games self, is the wildcard and ‘The Hero’ of the Resistance. Best friends with Miles ‘Tails’ Prower and Amy Rose, and good friends with Ovi and the group of fighters. Is rather polite despite living with his uncle. Loves adventure, is terrified of being restrained by anything—this includes greedy billionaire sons and bratty princesses. Tries to be friends with everyone, but people like Antoine can get on his nerves. Descendant of Soundbreaker the Blue Ancient.
Miles ‘Tails’ Prower: Takes his Adventure self, where he wants to showcase to everyone that he too, can be a hero. Is ‘The Inventing Hero’ of the group. Is shy around new people, but is a brave soul. Can get scared sometimes, but is quite brave in fighting. Tends to overexplain certain things and can accidentally spill into when cornered. Best friends with Sonic, friends with everyone else. Descendant of Twist the Yellow Ancient.
Knuckles the Echidna: Takes after his Adventures/Sonic 3 self, where he’s a goof ball that’s able to think things through, but also a bit rough around the edges. Called ‘’The Guardian’ of the group, and is the main Resistance leader out of everyone. Is more of a ‘set traps, and wait’ kind of guy, which is why his plan—“Operation Big Wave”—ends up falling through. Is intelligent enough to understand that people need to be guided in these trying times. Descendant of the Red Ancient of the Knuckles Tribe.
Amy Rose: Takes after her Adventure Self, where she decides to win Sonic on her own merits. Loves adventure and sweets, and hopes that Sonic can see her as his most prominent friend. Is ‘The Heart’ of the group. At first, she didn’t like how Sally treated Sonic, but after Sally mellows down and she realizes why Sally act the way she does, they become good friends. Best friends with Cream. Friends with Sonia and Ovi, too. Descendant of Bloom the Pink Ancient.
Jullian ‘Ovi’ Kintobor: Is a lot younger than this Fleetway/Sonic Bible counterpart. Considered ‘The Runaway’ of the group. Loves being with members of his crew, and does not realize the importance of personal space. Will recognize it with Sally, whom he has a sitcom type enemy relationship with. When not trying to co-lead with Sally, tends to get lonely and will try to hug anyone who gets near him. Has a load of gadgets that allows him to keep up with Sonic and the rest of the group. Likes anyone in the group. Descendant of Knight the Orange Ancient. Replaces the Custom Hero.
Princess Sally Acorn: Takes on a modified version of her SatAM self. Is head strong and stubborn when she can be, which clashes with Ovi and Sonic at points. Her ability to lead is second to none, which helps that she’s a princess of the Acorn Kingdom. Is ‘The Princess’ of the group. Is not fast, but carries with her an advanced AI computer called ‘Nicole’ with her everywhere. Best friends with Bunnie, friends with Sonic, Tails and Sonia, and eventually becomes friends with Amy and Ovi. Likes Lewis. Descendant of King Alluminous the Auburn Ancient.
Bunnie Rickshaw: Takes on her Archie self. Was originally not robotomized, but became able to lift 5X her weight when Ovi and Sally managed to hack the machine she was in. Is brave despite it, and while she wishes to be not robotomized, prefers her powerful capabilities. Considered ‘The Weapon’ of the group. Best friends with Sally, and has an attraction to the swordsman Antoine. Also, friends with Sonic, Amy, Tails, and Ovi, and hopes everyone gets along soon.
Antoine DePasseur: The no-nonsense swordsman of the group. Uses his portrayal in Archie. Called ‘The Swordsman’ of the group. Tends to dislike Sonic and Ovi’s plans, and is usually the one to denounce them. In truth, can get easily spooked if you try hard enough to spook him. Likes Ovi, Sally, Sonia, and Amy, despises Manic and Sonic.
Rotor Aiviq (Eye-vick): Takes his post-reboot Archie form. Called ‘The Weapons Expert’ of the group. Formerly son of the Cheftian named Tundra Aiviq, he left his father when the man demanded perfection from him. Likes Ovi and Manic, and finds Tails to be the better inventor than himself. Tends to suffer from an inferiority complex, thanks to his upbringing. Also likes Sonic, Sonia, Amy, Sally, Bunnie, and Antoine. Best Friends with Lewis. Descendant of Flow, the Purple Ancient.
Lewis Porker: Takes his StC self. Called ‘The Voice’ of the group. Tends to be the shyest of the group, staying away from people like Ovi and Sonic. Has no combat experience, but makes up for it in being the ‘eyes to the sky’ for everyone. Prefers Sally and Amy’s gentle voices over the rest o the group, and considers Rotor his best friend.
Johnny ‘The Lightfoot’ Casey: Takes his StC self. Called ‘The Frontman’ of the group. The kindest of characters behind Sonic, and bares no ill grudge against anyone. Uses a bo-staff in battle, and tends to use energy kinesis to blast away anyone. Is the oldest of the group, and the literal grandpa watching over everyone.
Techno the Canary: Takes after her StC self. Called ‘The Researcher’ of the Group. Is more closeted than either Rotor or Porker, and tends to be dismissive when working on her projects. Will hang out with Amy, Sally, and Bunnie, and finds Nicole a fascinating computer does not get along with Sonia.
Shortfuse the Squirrel: Originally ‘Shorty’, Uses a modified version of his StC self. Once a thief that tried to mug Sonic and Tails, became a ‘participant’ for the Cybernik project by Grimer and Aperis to create a robot more powerful than the current Badniks using live Animayans for batteries. Instead, he became fused with the suit, and became far more powerful thanks to them. Lashes out at everything and is cynical, and has shouting matches with Bunnie with how they treat their condition. Is ‘The Cybernik’ of the group. In a will they won’t they with Techno.
Sonia the Hedgehog: ‘The Master of Stealth’ before Espio joins, and ‘The Elegant’ after, she’s one of three wealthy people that joined the Resistance out of her own violation. While she does not like dirt or messiness, Sonia eagerly joined when she found out that she could help them fight back. Is a huge fashionista, and loves Tails and Amy to bits. Descendant of Soundbreaker the Blue Ancient.
Manic the Hedgehog: Called “The Thief”, he’s the one person that’s able to enter and exit Dr. Eggman’s bases with all the stolen loot not even Ovi can afford. Major goofball despite his appearance, and is excellent with kids. Loves Tails to bits, but finds that Amy not in love with him is sad. Annoys Antoine for the heck of it. Descendant of Soundbreaker the Blue Ancient.
Shadow the Hedgehog: The Ultimate Lifeform, partner to Rouge and E-123 Omega in GUN, and the oldest known Resistance member (Johnny’s the second oldest). The edgiest of edgy that had ever edged (just don’t tell him that. He’s not too keen on being CALLED ‘edgy’). Likes kicking people’s butts and making sure they stay down. Tries to mentor Ovi, though he wonders if he’s trying too hard on that front. Is taken out just two months before Sonic and Ovi are.
Rouge the Bat: The Spy of the group, and the best thief all around Earth (don’t say that to Manic, though). Pesters Knuckles about his position, and demands that he try to act like a better leader. Likes jewels of all kinds, but would abandon them when there are more pressing matters at stake.
Cream the Rabbit and Cheese the Chao: A young rabbit girl (and chao) who got caught in the war when trying to find her mum. Hates violence, and wants the war to end, but knows that fighting back is necessary for an edge to come through. Ends up fighting the big fight along with the rest of the group later. Friends with Amy and the girls, and good friends with the boys too.
Team Chaotix: Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy the Bee are the three detectives of the group, having been called in when Dr. Eggman had ended up wiping Sonic and Ovi off the face of Earth for 6 months. Vector is the brains of the group, directing everyone where they need to go; Espio is the ninja of the trio, and Charmy’s their mascot. Each one fights darn well for the circumstances. Vector tends to never leave his music behind; Espio’s a full-on ninja nerd, and Charmy’s the bratty kid.
E-123 Omega: A robot that formerly guarded Dr. Eggman’s ‘secret treasure’, before defecting to GUN because it hardly ever saw any line of work. The most no-nonsense of the group, nd the most trigger happy against anything deemed “Eggman-level threat”. Does not like his creator, Dr. Eggman.
Silver the Hedgehog: Telekinetic Hedgehog from 200 years into the future; having been brought back in time because his homes suddenly became ruinous. Wants to change it and make it right, founding the Resistance in the first place. Has a pretty tough time with Infinite and Cypress at first, eventually learns to fight back. Is not known whom he descends from, if at all.
Sticks the Badger: Uses the modified version of her Boom personality. Called ‘The Wild’, Sticks loves anything shiny and will instantly become friends with anyone who has shinies. Lives in the woods, and is highly fearful about learning anything more complicated than a calculator. Likes hanging out with the girls, and Allegro.
Perci the Bandicoot: From the Boom series, Perci is a kid from a family of bandicoots that defended Bygone Island for generations. However, the constant apathy of the villagers to her successes—to the point where it’s outright mocking—lead Perci to leave to find if she really wanted to defend her people or if they really cared. When the attack on the Kingdom of Acorn happened, she leapt up at the chance to defend it. Became fast friends with Sonia, and is called ‘The Scorned Hero’ by the group. Really likes fixing things, not necessary the builder. Descendant of Tyler the Lavender Ancient.
Lyre the Snake: A former mercenary turned hero when she found out about robotomization and the effects it can cause. While interested in the paycheck afterwards, Lyre isn’t keen on allowing injustice to occur on the planet, and will fight back if she has enough evidence. Called ‘The Turncoat’ of the group, which she objects to because ‘It’s Snake discrimination!’. Loves being loyal to people, even when they don’t trust her. Has a slight complex about her being a snake. Descendant of Lyric the Green Ancient.
Allegro the Dragon: No-one knows where this little dragoness came from, nor why she attached herself to Sonic, Sonia, and Manic. Only the medallions on their hoops can fully know for sure. In either case, Allegro gets along with everyone in the Resistance, and actually likes getting belly rubs. Called ‘The Guardian’ of the group, can become giant and protect anyone near her masters against anything that aims to harm. Makes ‘Gebwah’ noises when speaking. Will eat anything, including food that has become mouldy.
Villains:
Eggman Empire:
Dr. Eggman: The elderly man with a plan, the one who will rule the world and create Eggmanland. Grandson to Gerald Robotnik and second cousin to Maria, plans to branch off from Sypress and eventually take control. Has 300 IQ, and an obnoxious manchild with a narcissistic streak.
Aperis: A robot created by Dr. Eggman as his thesis project, and one of his most prized models. While not a fighter, Aperis is the baseline model for the Project Sonic series robots, and has been very active in making sure that they’re all obedient to the Dr. Not too keen on the more rushed out models (Badniks and the Egg Pawns), but has a soft spot for those Dr. Eggman creates by hand (E-Series, Omega too). Like his master, despises Sonic. Also despises Orbot and Cubot, but only because they were his first and second final projects for Dr. Eggman’s classes.
Orbot and Cubot: Two robots that work for Dr. Eggman. While both are the comedy duo, Orbot knows when to shut up. After Dr. Eggman reprogrammed them so that they wouldn’t snark and point out his failures, they’ve been making sure most of Dr. Eggman’s bases are spick and span and taking care of the Dr. Orbot is the straight man of the two, while Cubot is the dolt.
Egg Bosses: The dozen of high commanders under Eggman’s control, each commander commands over a specific region on Earth: northern oceans, southern oceans, North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Oceania, the Poles, Africa, the Skies, and the magical.
Metal Sonic: Dr. Eggman’s ultimate Anti-Speedster weapon, made to be able to chase after Sonic without exploding for too long. Wants to become the true Sonic, making this robot the most wildcard of Eggman’s troops. Eventually breaks off to become Sonic through his own means.
E-Series: Dr. Eggman’s elite soldiers, each one hand-crafted and engineered to command a specific type of fleet. When Sonic Heroes rolls around, the Doctor eventually scraps the project when too many of his elite turn on him. At least Aperis hasn’t turned on him yet, nor Project Sonic…
Infinite: Dr. Eggman’s newest right-hand man. A former jackal mercenary of the Jackal Squad turned robot, wants to see the world in ruin like he saw with the Phantom Ruby. Becomes overly cocky and edgy over time, thanks to his crew’s defeat at the hands of Shadow and his own defeat. It isn’t until he gets Sonic down and Ovi traumatized that Infinite becomes overly obnoxious and a bully. Tries to break free like Metal Sonic did, but fails.
Cypress: A time traveler 200 years displaced; wants to see the Eggman Empire come to fruition in it’s prime. Does not get along with Infinite, and is more level-headed than the two. Eventually must run back to her present, bringing Silver along with her. Looks oddly like Maria, even though she’s been dead for 50 years. Likes Dr. Eggman, and would do nothing more than to make him happy.
The Pack:
Sleet the Wolf: The main Bounty Hunter, and the leader of the Pack. Hates Infinite to an absurd degree, because of the brat’s sadism over competence. Cunning and sly, he’s the one holding the group together after kicking Infinite out. Nearly gets killed by Infinite for kicking him out of the pack.
Dingo the Dingo: Nobody knows where he came from, nor what’s his real name. Even the Pack themselves don’t know what he is. A ferocious beast able to take on multiple forms, seems to have some sort of connection to Ovi. Pretends to be stupid for the sake of it, wants the Phantom Ruby to revive his people.
Medjed the Jackal: Formerly part of the Jackal Squad, became the go-to tech expert when his former partners were kicked out of the mercenary group The Pack. Tends to look half asleep, in truth the best computer hacker in the world. Is usually grumpy, but wistful about Infinite.
Nichi the Coyote: A blacksmith from Japan that became a mercenary when his business was hit with hard times. A master of all types of weapons, Nichi knows the way of the sword and is callous to the point of nearly killing Sonic when he’s on his side. Not someone you’d want to cross. Usually calm unless pissed off.
Callie the Ethiopian Wolf: A young female who joined the Pack because of Sleet, whom she likes. Is excited for fighting Infnite in his new form. Likes to fight in general, and doesn’t buy that he’s—well, invincible. Likes to fight people taller than her.
Mac the Jack Russel Terrier: A tiny man who wants to snipe as many as he could get. A Former GUN agent that got fired for his excessive use of ‘shoot first, ask questions later’. Likes the sounds that a gun makes, and hopes to one day snag the Fastest Thing Alive with a gun.
Other:
GUN: The United Federation’s own command force, lead by Commander Towers. They sent Shadow, Rouge, and Omega into enemy territory earlier, before having to transport non-combatant humans and animayans away from the fighting.
King Nigel Acorn: The king of the Acorn Kingdom, and Sally’s father. Tries to fight against Eggman, only to end up in Null Space thanks to Infinite blindsiding him.
Aleena the Hedgehog: Former hero of the world, now someone the Resistance relies on for plan making. Oddly, she seems to look at Sonic, Sonia, and Manic oddly…
Slipstream the Hedgehog: Husband to Aleena, and the cockiest hedgehog in town. Seems to have the same look for Sonic, Sonia and Manic like Aleena does.
Harold Kintobor: Father to Ovi and the CEO of Knight Tech. Pays GUN, Eggman, and The Pack to find his son, accidentally giving Dr. Eggman enough funds to plan his takeover of the world.
The Phantom Ruby: A gem misplaced in space, which instantly disabled the Chaos Emeralds and the Master Emerald with it’s powers. Able to conjure reality-warping illusions, and can jump anyone within range to other locations instantly. Like the Master Emerald, there seems to be something inside it…
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