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What You Need to Know About Los Angeles Property Management
In addition to the property management los angeles must also be aware of state-level laws, such as the California Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination in housing based on various protected characteristics.
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googling a property management company for an apartment i may be interested in and seeing they have a 2.8 out of 5 star rating and being like well thatâs better than the 1.9 out of 5 star rating my previous apartmentâs property management company had
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This comprehensive guide on property management in Long Beach, CA, offers an in-depth exploration of various aspects crucial to managing properties in this dynamic city. It covers market trends and legalities specific to Los Angeles, provides practical tips for landlords, and shares success stories to illustrate effective management strategies. The guide also emphasizes the importance of technology in modern property management, discusses sustainable practices, and highlights the benefits of community engagement. Interviews with local real estate experts provide additional insights, making this guide an invaluable resource for both experienced and aspiring property managers in Orange County.
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California Homes Realty Group: Redefining Property Management Services in Los Angeles County
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How to Find a Good Property Management Company in Los Angeles?
Investors are currently flooding buyer's markets around the nation, focusing on homes in cities with robust economies. It could be very challenging for buyers to properly manage their rental house which they buy in another state. Due to which the popularity for property management companies is increasing day by day.
Property management companies in Westside, LA, are dependable management companies that handle day-to-day maintenance and respond to your tenants' needs. But if you hire a company without conducting proper research, you might get scammed. So, in this blog, we'll discuss how to find a property management company in the Westside for your property.Â
Understand the key responsibilities of a property management company.
The first thing you research and ask about the company is their primary responsibilities. It is essential; however, their task will depend on your needs.
A good property management company will be flexible in working with you to get the most out of your property investment and provide you with a good ROI.Â
Know what services you want from property management professionals.
Finding a good property management company is similar to finding any other skilled employee. So, you should always choose the best match for your investment once you are aware of the primary duties of the property management company.
You should always look for experience, a local reputation, and involvement in the community equally. A property management company in Westside uses their skills to work for you by ultimately expanding your business. As you also want to work with someone who is already known & respected in the neighborhood where your property is already located.
Sometimes tenants will only sign a lease for a rental where the property management company has a reputation for being difficult or frustrating.
You should always work with property management companies that share your values if you're a real estate investor who cares more about community development than just making a quick buck.
Educate yourself on expected costs.
Before considering any property management company, you should learn about management company fees. The cost of property management company bills varies depending on the location, experience level, and personal preferences; there is no standard way.
Some property management companies charge a percentage of the rent, while others charge a fixed fee. Others continue working during tenant turnover and expect compensation, while some only charge when the property is occupied.Â
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Therefore, you must spend some time learning about the charges you might anticipate and how particular property management companies decide to prepare for those costs ahead of time.Â
Remember that finding a property management company in Westside Los Angeles is an investment in your home, not a purchase. You may expect a high investment return thanks to a good property management company's hard work, care, and efficiency. Â
Write down your options.
Once you are done with your research, it's time to write down your list. The following step is to conduct interviews with top property management companies in Westside Los Angeles. Most of the time, a bit of legwork is involved, but finding the right match pays dividends over time.
While interviewing your shortlisted candidates, make sure to ask all the right questions so you can make the best final decision for your investment. Â
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The thing is, Jean Valjeanâs ânineteen year prison sentence for stealing a loaf of breadâ from Les Mis isnât actually unusualâŚ.not even today! I see people talking about it as if itâs strange or unimaginable when it happens every day.
In modern America â often as a result of pointlessly cruel (and racist) habitual offender and mandatory minimum lawsâ people are routinely sentenced to life in prison for minor crimes like shoplifting or possession of drugs.
The ACLU did a report in 2013 detailing the lives of various people who were sentenced to life in prison without parole for nonviolent property crimes like:
â˘attempting to cash a stolen check
â˘a junk-dealerâs possession of stolen junk
metal (10 valves and one elbow pipe)
â˘possession of stolen wrenches
â˘siphoning gasoline from a truck
â˘stealing tools from a tool shed and a welding machine from a yard
â˘shoplifting three belts from a department store
â˘shoplifting several digital cameras
â˘shoplifting two jerseys from an athletic store
⢠taking a television, circular saw, and a power converter from a vacant house
⢠breaking into a closed liquor store in the middle of the night
And of course, so so so many people sentenced to life without parole for the possession of a few grams of drugs.
And we could go on and on!
Gregory Taylor was a homeless man in Los Angeles who, in 1997, was sentenced to â25 years to lifeâ for attempting to steal food from a food kitchen. He was released after 13 years. The lawyers helping to release him even cited Les Miserables in their appeal, comparing Taylorâs sentence to Jean Valjeanâs.
And thereâs another specific bit of social commentary Hugo was making about Valjeanâs trial thatâs still depressingly relevant. He writes that Valjean was sentenced for the theft of loaf of bread, but also that the court managed to make that sentence stick by bringing up some of his past misdemeanors. For example, Valjean owned a gun and was known to occasionally poach wildlife (presumably for his starving family to eat.) . So the court exaggerates how harmful the bread theft wasâhe had to smash a windowpane to get the bread, which is basically Violenceâ then insist the fact that he owns a gun and occasionally poaches is proof that he is habitually and innately violent. Then when Valjean obviously becomes distressed traumatized and furious as a result of his nakedly unjust sentence and begins making desperate (and very unsuccessful/impulsive/ poorly thought through) attempts to escapeâŚ. the government indifferently tacks more years onto his sentence, labels him a âdangerousâ felon, and insists that its initial read of him as an innately violent person was correct.
And itâs sad how a lot of the real life stories linked earlier are similar to the commentary Hugo wrote in 1863? Someone will commit a nonviolent property crime, and then the court insists that a bunch of other miscellaneous things theyâve done in the past (whether itâs other minor thefts or being addicted to drugs or w/e) are Proof theyâre inherently violent and incapable of being around other people.
A small very petty fandom side note: This is also why I dislike all those common jokes you see everywhere along the lines of âlol itâs so unrealistic for the police to want to arrest Valjean over a loaf of bread, there must have been some other reason the police were pursuing him. Because the state would never punish someone that harshly and irrationally for no reason. so maybe javert was just gay hahaâ. (Ex: this tiktokâ please donât harass the creator or poster though, I donât think they were intending to mean anything like that and its just a silly common type of joke you see made about Les mis all the time so itâs not unique in any way.) because like.
As much as I donât think Les Mis is a flawless book or that its political messaging is perfectâŚ.the only way that insanely long unjust sentences for minor crimes is âunrealisticâ is if youâre operating on the assumption that prisons are here to Keep You Safe by always only punishing bad criminals who do serious crimes. And thatâs just, not true at all. Like I get that these are just goofy silly shallow jokes, and Iâm not angry or going to harass anyone who makes them. but it feels like thereâs an assumption underlying all those goofy jokes that âthis is just not how prison works!â âPrisons donât routinely sentence people to absurd laughably unjust pointless sentences!â âPrisons give people fair sentences for logical reasons!â When likeâŚno
Valjean being relentlessly hounded and tortured for a minor crime in a way that is utterly ridiculous and arbitrary in its cruelty is not actually a plot hole in Les mis. Itâs a plot hole in âŚ..society ajsjkdkdkf. And the only way to fix that is to fight for prison abolition or at least reform, and (in America) stand up against the vicious naked cruelty of habitual offender and mandatory minimum laws.
But yeah :(. I hate how Les Mis opens with a prologue saying the novel will be obsolete the moment the social issues it describes have been resolvedâ but two hundred years later, the book is still more relevant than ever because weâre dealing with so many of the exact same injustices.
#les mis#lm 1.2.6#Jean Valjean#anyway sometimes lm 1.2.6 makes me sad and sometimes it makes me angry#today I feel both#: â(((((((((((((((#but yeah#also again I donât hate people who make the goofy âlol valjeans prison sentence was so unrealistic javert must be gayâ jokes#i get that theyâre jokes#and that theyâre mostly made by people who like watched Les mis 2012 once#but also#but also but also#:ââââ(#I donât know the tragedy of valjeans story and the continued relevance of that social commentary Gets to me#Les mis letters#Les mis daily
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State Line Chevron & Bar, c. 1960s Whiskey Pete's restaurant, State Line (Primm), Nevada, 1983
 When U.S. Route 91 was established in the 1920s along the Nevada-California border, "Whiskey Pete" McIntyre opened the State Line service station. McIntyre shot a man at the station, spent time in a sanatorium, and was buried on the property when he died. On his deathbed Pete made a request: "Bury me up on the hill, standing up facing the valley so I can see all those sons of bitches goin' by."
The property changed hands after McIntyre, and was still just a gas station when it was bought by gaming pioneer Ernest Primm with land totaling 750 acres sides of the state border. Primm filed water rights with the Bureau of Land Management and tended barley fields on the property for three years to satisfy the bureau's requirements for ownership.
Primm opened Whiskey Pete's in '77, a European castle-themed casino with a 12-room motel, and a coffee shop. A hotel tower was added in the 80s. The business passed on to son Gary, whose Primm Valley Resorts opened Primadonna and Buffalo Billâs casinos in the 90s and renamed the area Primm.
The exact location of Whiskey Pete's burial had been lost. Workers grading a railroad track linking the resorts in '94 accidentally uncovered his coffin and remains.
"The tractor caught the edge of the box and the skull popped out," said the project manager Bruce Sedlacek. "There was Whiskey Pete staring at us."
Sedlacek said the coffin was about 80 percent intact and buried "at an angle" to the highway. The remains were moved to another burial site on the property.
Postcard & photo from Felix Lenox, Nevada Armored Transport.
Whiskey Pete McIntyre faces charge. Review-Journal, 3/26/31; Whiskey Pete Is Freed of Insanity Count. Review-Journal, 10/15/32; Whiskey Pete Can Stand in Grave in Peace. Review-Journal, 2/10/41; Strip City Between Here, Los Angeles is Proposed. Review-Journal, 3/31/54; R. Cornett. Duel in the desert just a family feud. Review-Journal, 9/16/84 p1; D. Palermo. Remains of Whiskey Pete Found. Review-Journal, 2/5/94; Primadonna Resorts, Inc. and subsidiaries. SEC.; Don Catlin. The Lottery Book: The Truth Behind the Numbers. Bonus Books, 2003; L. Benston. Primm's Lure: Freebies. Las Vegas Sun, 7/2/2009.
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Hiiii! I've been scrolling on your account for the past hour and haven't found what I was looking for, so here I am. I've been wanting to read a Sterek fic where Stiles just takes a gun and shoots straight or whatever and when everybody is like wth he just says: what? My dad's a cop! Just, super badass Stiles. Pleaaaase
Let's see.
Bang Bang Baby by rlnerdgirl
(1/1 I 5,388 I Explicit I Sterek)
When Stiles said he was going to Los Angeles for a week for âPD,â Derek is pretty sure itâs the flimsiest excuse for a solo-vacation, and he feels bad having to call him back early. But thereâs something in Beacon hills, something more dangerous than theyâve dealt with in a long time. Turns out, Stiles did go to professional development, to help him deal with shit in Beacon Hills, and when Derek gets a look at what heâs been doing, heâs more than a little conflicted.
Derek manages to blink, tearing his eyes from the gun and bringing his attention to Stilesâ face. âThat isnât a gun.â His voice is rough, mouth still parched. Â
The smile that pulls at Stilesâ lips makes him frown. âNo,â Stiles agrees. âThatâs a Barrett M82A1 sniper rifle, which, according to my instructors, I am a natural at firing, so much so that I have been suggested, many times over the past week, to enter some kind of,â the hand on the back of Derekâs neck stops stroking as Stilesâ wrist moves, hand making a gesture of some kind, âcompetition for, because apparently shooting competitions are things that exist. I mean, I guess I knew that. I just didnât realize shooting this would be a competition.â
I'm the ghost of my mistakes by GreyHaven
(20/20 I 29,696 I Explicit I Sterek)
Stiles hasn't been known as Stiles for the past six years. He's Mitch Rapp, a CIA assassin with 117 kills under his belt. When he gets a late night call from Scott, saying Derek has been taken, he's on the road back to Beacon Hills in less than ten minutes. He's going to get Derek back, even if that means adding a few more kills to his ledger.
Hear The Wheels As They Roll by crossroadswrite
(2/2 I 44,919 I Teen I Sterek)
âYou canât be here. This is private property,â someone calls out and for some reason that voice sounds painfully familiar.
When it hits him why, Stiles almost chokes with the realization, âDerek Hale,â he says, unbelievably happy because he remembers Derek when they were young.
Derek looks grumpier, sadder, angrier. Stiles canât really fault him for that. He also looks surprised that Stiles knows who he is. He squint/glares suspiciously at him, his nostrils flare for a second before he widens his eyes almost dramatically.
âStiles,â he says quietly, like he canât really believe it.
Stiles beams, âYeah, you remember me!â
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So Take a Long Shot by relenafanel
(1/1 I 2,650 I Teen i Sterek)
Stiles is ten when his father teaches him how to shoot. He sucks with a handgun, more likely to shoot off his own foot than the target.
The same cannot be said for his skill with a long-range rifle (but he's no one's weapon).
Eventually, Stiles knows, the secret will come out, because there are just some people he will save at all costs.
(That day comes when they're hunting a redcap through the forest and can't reach Derek in time)
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Getting the most out of Los Angeles property management
When it comes to property management los angeles maximizing your investment and ensuring the smooth operation of your properties are key priorities.
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Peter Drivas â Real estate management is the operation, control, maintenance and supervision of real and physical property.This may include residential, commercial and land properties. Management advises that the property must be maintained and monitored with responsibility and attention for its useful life and condition.
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Think Different, Love the Same
Requested by @keyera-jackson! I changed a few minor details but I hope you enjoy!
Pairing: David "Deacon" Kay x fem!activist!reader
Summary: When 20-Squad begins dealing with an activist group, Deacon falls for you, the group's leader.
Warnings: fictional activist group and charter school, mostly fluff, brief mention/depiction of making out
Word Count: 3.9k+ words
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âIâm calling the police!â a man yells in your face.
âOkay,â you answer calmly.
âWho is in charge of this- this collective stupidity?â he demands.
âI am. And our group is called Need to Know; weâre advocating for-â
âYouâre advocating for a trip to jail. Get away from my store or I will call the police.â
âAll due respect, sir, but this sidewalk is public property, and your store is not endangered by our presence. Civil protests and freedom of speech are not illegal.â
âYet,â your friend and fellow activist group leader, Luke, mumbles.
âForget it,â the store manager exclaims as he tosses his arms up. âYou morons canât be reasoned with.â
He storms off, and Luke rolls his eyes. Your group has staged more than six protests this month, and youâve come to expect threats from people who donât understand what youâre doing.
âShould we move?â Luke asks. âHe may actually call the police.â
You shake your head. âWeâre not doing anything wrong, and this library has repeatedly refused people with physical disabilities and cut hours. They make it practically impossible for people to learn anything here.â
âI get it, I do. But if he calls the police and they actually come, what then?â
âYou tell me, Luke. The kids who canât go to a library or find teachers and classes who are willing to create specialized lessons and one-on-one assistance⌠how do they learn to respond civilly to police officers? If the cops show up, consider it a teaching moment.â
Luke shrugs before yelling to the small crowd of Need to Know protestors to explain that the police may come. You want to demonstrate the importance of common knowledge.
Your group Need to Know is making information available to all, regardless of age, disabilities, learning inefficiencies, or when they have time. Los Angeles is just a hub, a symbol of the growing problem: inaccessibility to information and bias against those who need it most.
âHe actually did it,â Luke mumbles when a police car stops by the curb.
âWhoâs in charge here?â the first officer asks.
âI am,â you answer. You hand your sign to Luke and approach the officers with a smile. âHow can I help you, officers? Is there a problem?â
âWeâve received a complaint that you are trespassing.â
âArenât sidewalks public property? We arenât blocking any foot traffic, only using our voices to advocate.â
âI understand that, maâam, but⌠Several store owners have called and are worried that you will move onto their property.â
âI can assure you that we understand the legality and will not trespass onto private property. What can we do to fix this issue?â
âJust-â
âWait,â the other officer interrupts. âAre your cars parked in that private lot? Because that could be an issue.â
Several Need to Know members nod, and the second cop smiles as he calls for backup.
âI made a purchase at one of the stores this morning, and we have been into the library several times,â you explain. âA library at which we are all members. Can you charge us with trespassing while supporting a city library and local businesses?â
âPipe down, lady.â
âThereâs no reason for that, officer,â Luke interjects, not threatening in any way but firmly defending you.
âWhat was that?â the officer demands as he steps toward Luke.
âI only ask that you show us the respect weâve shown you.â
âNeed to Know,â the officer reads. âYou may want to read just how much we do for this city. Everyone needs to know how to respect police officers, and that itâs our right to defend.â
âYour right?â Luke asks incredulously.
You raise a hand toward Luke to ask him to stop. âPrecisely, officer. Weâre simply trying to make that access available. Citizens do need to know how to respond to police officers, we agree on that.â
âThank you for your time,â the first officer interrupts. He gestures for his partner to get back in the cruiser. âJust make sure this protest remains civil. Have a good one.â
âYou too, officer. Thank you for all you do.â
Luke rolls his eyes as the police officers drive away. You take your sign back, holding it up and getting comfortable for another few hours of answering questions and accepting donations from generous library-goers.
Less than a few hours later, however, someone sets out to send you home early.
âI thought I told you morons to beat it!â someone yells.
You and Luke turn together, immediately recognizing the store manager who called the police. When he raises a sawed-off shotgun, you are forced to push your group back onto the private property behind you. Several of them run for their cars, but you remain in place as the man raises his phone to his ear.
âYeah, I called earlier about trespassers. Theyâre back, and if you donât deal with them this time, I will,â he says into the receiver.
âSir,â you begin calmly.
âNo! You said you wouldnât disturb my shop, but nobody wants to come in when thereâs a bunch of sickos out front with signs! Panhandle somewhere else!â
You can handle people targeting you personally but get defensive and angry when they bring your cause into their attacks. Luke widens his eyes in a silent warning not to start anything; you think finishing the argument sounds like a better idea anyway.
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â20-David, weâve got a trespassing call at a local library,â Hicks calls.
âHow do you trespass at a library?â Hondo inquires.
âApparently thereâs a protest going on, and the strip mall on the next lot has some less-than-impressed owners. Manager of a family-owned organic store just called and said heâd deal with them if we donât.â
âNot exactly a reason for S.W.A.T.â
âNo, but the calls from protestors saying that he has a gun and is threatening to kill the people in charge is.â
âProtestors?â Deacon asks. âSo, we need riot control and to disarm an outraged citizen?â
âThe protest has apparently been civil thus far,â Hicks explains. âBut be prepared for everything.â
âCanât argue with that. Letâs roll!â
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âHow are we sickos for wanting to teach the next generation?â you demand.
âYeah, well every group like yours thinks theyâre doing good, but youâre just making life harder for tax-paying citizens like me!â he yells, waving the gun.
âMan, just put the gun down and weâll go,â Luke offers.
You see a large police vehicle approaching and are surprised to read âL.A.P.D. S.W.A.T.â on the side. Several uniformed men carrying riot shields exit the back door after it stops by the curb.
âL.A.P.D.! Put down the weapon!â Harrelson yells.
Patches displaying their last names are attached to their vests, and you try to read them all as you see them.
âEverybody put your hands where I can see them!â Luca requests.
You, Luke, and the remaining group members set your signs down and lift your hands.Â
âThis is a load of crap,â the manager complains as he sets his gun on the ground.
Harrelson pushes him onto the concrete and cuffs him while Luca and Kay move toward you with the weapons lowered.
âNeed to Know,â Luca reads from a discarded sign. âAre you aware that you are on private property? Itâs illegal to stage a protest without prior authorization.â
âWe were on public property before this guy threatened us with a gun and pushed us back into his parking lot,â you argue.
Kay nods and asks, âWere you asked to leave while being on private property?â
âNo. He told us to leave while we were still on the sidewalk, and he called the police, but once he got us back here, he just accused us of panhandling.â
âHeâs not pressing charges,â Harrelson alerts. âMostly because he canât, but, you know.â
âAlright,â Kay says. You notice that his eyes are on you; yours are on his, too, so itâs not easy to miss. âYouâre free to go.â
âThank you.â
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âWhat now?â you ask Luke. âThe petitions for newer, safer libraries is going to legislative this week, weâre starting the first literacy course in a month⌠We have to keep going, but library protests arenât cutting it anymore, Luke. We have to actually do something. Human rights issues, political issues, everything that people need to know seems to be blocked by the city. The bureaucracy wants to tell part of the truth and make sure the people who need knowledge most donât learn.â
âThat charter school that, whatâs her name, Linda? The one that her kids just got pulled out of?â Luke asks.
âYeah, Home of Hope or whatever. What about it?â
âShe pulled her kids out because they refused to work with her son. Heâs dyslexic and has some social issues, and they said he was difficult and simply couldnât learn.â
âGet there, Luke.â
âPatience, grasshopper. Thatâs the epitome of what weâre fighting against, and the campus backs up to a public park.â
âYou want to stage a protest beside a charter school?â you repeat. âI like that.â
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âWhat are you reading, Deac?â Street asks.
âItâs the website for the activist group Need to Know,â Deacon answers.
âThe protest that we got called out to today. Whatâs so special about them?â
Deacon shrugs. âCuriosity got the best of me, I wanted to see what they were about.â
âLet me guess! Uh, need to know that cops should be defunded, or, no, need to know that women should or shouldnât have rights.â
âBoth wrong.â
âMen shouldnât have rights?â
âTheyâre advocating for accessibility of information. The motto is 'Information for All,' and their mission is teaching people, young, old, disabled, everyone, how to find information they need.â
âWhat kind of information?â
âHuman rights and political issues, financial literacy, home buying⌠what they need to live successful lives.â
âImpressive.â
Before Deacon can agree, Hondo yells for 20-David to roll. He looks into the situation room and smiles when he sees what Deacon is reading.
âDeac, we gotta go. Your friend over at Need to Know staged another protest, but this one turned violent. Even better, itâs on private property at a charter school,â Hondo says.
âMaybe not so impressive,â Street mumbles as he rushes toward Black Betty.
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âHey!â one of the parents entering the school yells. âJust because you were homeschooled or bullied in private school, doesnât mean you have to find an issue with every knew school your unpaid taxes help build.â
âCharter schools receive property taxes and state funds from district and state based on enrollment,â Luke explains. âJust like public schools. Those uniforms donât set your kids apart, and the teachers are still just as lazy and unwilling to âdeal withâ special needs students.â
âOh, my bad, I didnât know I was talking to a charter school expert. Whatever teacher you had a crush on, and she turned you down, just get over it man, thereâs better ways to work through your feelings.â
âLuke, donât,â you whisper.
Luke is just as passionate about your cause as you are, and when he drops his sign, you rush to grab his arm.
âOh, you want to do this? Letâs go,â the parent says. âBut I donât think you have the knowledge to tell one end from another.â
âActually, Iâm advocating for idiots like you who donât know what common decency is!â Luke replies.
When the parent runs toward Luke, he rips his arm away from you and throws the first punch.
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You can feel your heartbeat in your eye when the S.W.A.T. vehicle rolls up. This time, you don't wait for a command to kneel with your hands up as the team rushes toward the growing, fighting crowd with riot shields raised.
âL.A.P.D. S.W.A.T.! Everybody on the ground now!â Harrelson yells.
âLuke!â you call.Â
Lukeâs knuckles are busted open, but heâs winning the fight. A fight that never should have started, but maybe it will at least put Need to Know on the map.
âAre you okay?â Kay asks as he approaches you and the small group of still civil protestors around you.
âIâm fine,â you answer shortly. âPretty tired of seeing cops at what start as peaceful protests, though.â
He lowers his shield and smiles at your feistiness. When Deacon read your bio on the Need to Know website, he could tell you were a fighter and incredibly passionate; he didn't witness what the passion did to your attitude during the last call.
âLet me guess, you tried to break up the fight and one of them accidentally hit you,â he continues.
âDo I need a lawyer?â you ask.
âWeâre taking everybody in until we get a handle on what happened here,â Kay answers.
âThen Iâd prefer to answer questions after Iâve received my Miranda rights,â you explain. âOfficerâŚâ
âSergeant Kay.â
âIf thatâs okay with you, Sergeant Kay.â
He licks his lips, as you suspect, to hide his smile before returning to his team to create a plan for getting everyone to the station.
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âYou signed a Miranda waiver,â Sergeant Kay muses as he enters the interview room. âI didnât expect that.â
âLots of unexpected things happen,â you reply. âAnd most people canât learn about them, if you can imagine.â
He sighs as he sets a folder on the table. Another officer steps inside, and you recognize him as Luca from the first time you saw them.
âYour written statement matches the story everyone else is telling,â Luca says. âSo, either you all stopped fighting to talk and got your story straight before we got there, or you are the unluckiest activist group in the world.â
You lightly tap your bruised cheek and flinch before saying, âI think it is the second one. Two peaceful protests resulting in S.W.A.T. visits feels pretty unlucky.â
âPeaceful protests for what?â Deacon asks.
âRead the website.â
âTold you she was feistier today,â Deacon tells Luca.
âShe wasnât like this the first time,â Luca replies.
âShe wasnât in pain and desperate to see a semblance of change before,â you interject. âLook, if you really want to know what weâre fighting for, I am happy to tell you, but it seems to me that youâre just killing time to do something else. Run background checks on everyone involved, if I had to guess. But unless Luke or the guy who started the fight are pressing charges, you have no reason to hold me as anything other than a witness.â
âI would like to know what is worth all of this,â Luca says, offering a kind smile.
You nod. âIâm sorry for snapping, then. Our mission is basically to make sure that people are informed on basic knowledge. That thereâs no bias or endless hoops to jump through just to find an answer or help.â
âHow do you plan to do that?â Deacon asks.
Something in Sergeant Kayâs demeanor today makes you think he already knows about your mission⌠and you. More than that, he seems to agree with or support your cause. Maybe thatâs why he smiled earlier.
âOpen newer, safer libraries, improve hours for more accessibility, remove enrollment caps from schools, create unique and specialized education for people with disabilities or learning disadvantages. Everyone deserves to learn, especially the people who want to but donât have the accessibility or opportunity to do so.â
âThen I can see why youâd choose a charter school with nothing to lose by turning people away,â Deacon says.
You lean toward him over the desk and bat your eyelashes as you reply, âIâm glad you see my point. Surely a guy like you can see the good that more education can do.â
Deaconâs eyes widen slightly at your brazen flirtatiousness; he suspects you would be hard to get, even if he wanted to do something. Which he thinks he may.
âMaybe you could tell me more then,â Deacon answers, failing to hide his smile.
âIâll just, uh, give you two some room then,â Luca interjects.
âActually, if Iâm not being charged, I would like to go home now,â you request. Deacon nods and offers a hand; he helps you stand, and you look into his eyes to add, âAlone.â
Deacon watches you leave, and Luca claps his shoulder.
âFalling for an activist group leader is quite literally the last thing I expected from you,â Luca teases.
âWho says Iâm falling?â Deacon replies before leaving and ignoring Lucaâs laughter.
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You are having the first peaceful protest in weeks, and when someone threatens to call the police, you canât refrain from sarcastically responding, âAsk for S.W.A.T. - 20-David.â
When Black Betty pulls up a few minutes later, you smile as Deacon exits the passenger side. He looks around before raising his eyebrows toward you.
âAnd you thought you werenât making an impact. Sixteen calls in a week seem like progress,â Deacon commends. âMaybe not the publicity you want, but who better to change the narrative than an activist group?â
âSixteen calls,â you exaggerate. âMaybe you should just follow us around then, Sarge.â
âWhile I wouldnât be completely opposed to that,â Deacon replies, clearly reciprocating your flirting. âIâm sure you know just how much L.A.P.D. S.W.A.T. does in a day.â
âYouâre saying all of that is more important than me?â you ask with a pout.
Deacon smiles as he steps back toward the vehicle. You wave as they leave, and Luke laughs at you.
âYouâre welcome,â he says.
âFor what?â
âGetting in that fight. You and Sergeant Kay owe your connection to me.â
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Deacon rolls the window down and looks at you when he gets called to one of your next meetings. He knows you haven't broken any laws, and you'll comply, so he doesn't even bother to exit his car.
âCan I help you, officer?â
âDepends,â Deacon replies. âAre you free tonight?â
âCUBO,â you reply.
âCUBO? For what?â he asks with a laugh.
âIâm pretty sure asking someone who you see almost daily to accompany you on a date would be considered conduct unbecoming an officer.â
âYouâre not a criminal, though. No criminal record, no CUBO.â
âNo dinner.â
âIf itâs not because of the CUBO, then why not?â
âItâs not you, itâs me, Sarge. Ask me again after we actually make some progress with making education accessible.â
Deacon smiles and shakes his head before pulling away.
âWhy are you making him work so hard?â Luke asks.
âIâm not. He doesnât actually like me, Luke. Just the idea of someone doing some good; heâs a cop and a good person, so he likes that.â
âYou think heâs a good person, yet you wonât get dinner with him,â Luke muses. âThat should be illegal.â
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âHey, thereâs someone here to see you, Deacon,â Hicks says. âActivist group leader or something. You need anything?â
âNo thanks,â Deacon answers as he wonders if itâs you and what you are doing visiting him.
If you are here to see Deacon, he thinks maybe you are finally realizing his feelings are genuine. He likes you, and, as Luca puts it, heâs falling for you, but you seem unconvinced every time he tries to ask you out.
âYou asked for me?â Deacon asks as he steps into an interview room.
âI did. I wanted to let you know that Need to Know and the L.A.P.D., after many hours of mediation, have found a solution that benefits us both,â you explain.
âBeing?â
âI am taking a step back from Need to Know because it is moving completely online. No more Los Angeles protests from us.â
âYouâre backing down?â
âNo, weâre just trying a new approach.â
âSo, what now?â
âWhat 'what now,' Sarge? This is the end of me and Need to Know; they have my support but no more black eyes for me.â
âI mean, are you staying in LA?â
âFor now, at least. Who knows where Iâll go next, thereâs lots of activist groups in the world and surely one of them will need a leader at some point.â
âIf youâre so insistent on standing up for the little guy, being a voice for the voiceless, why not become a cop or a special ed teacher? Something a bit moreâŚâ
âTangible?â
âI was going to say hands-on, yeah.â
âSome people just arenât cut out for that, I guess. Maybe Iâll see you around, Sarge.â
âWait,â Deacon calls. âMoving the cause to a bigger platform has to count as progress. You said I could ask you to dinner after you made progress.â
âYou donât want me, Sergeant Kay. Iâll leave the do-gooding up to you.â
Deacon, once again, watches you leave. He knows that âmaybe Iâll see you aroundâ means you will never see him again, so he has to accept that you are going your separate ways. He met you, though, and that was good.
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âDrinks are on me, whoâs coming?â Hondo yells.
âIâm in!â Luca answers.
âCanât turn down free anything,â Street adds.
âDeac? We need to get your mind off her, so youâre coming too,â Hondo says.
âFine. But Iâm not doing karaoke with Street again,â Deacon agrees.
âJust because I out-sang you,â Street taunts. âAdmit defeat and move on, Deac.â
âTrust me, kid, Iâm trying.â
Street shrugs at Luca, both aware that Deacon is no longer talking about karaoke.
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âLuke, please donât,â you request as he stands.
âIâll be right back,â he promises before walking to the hostess stand.
âDeacon Kay!â someone yells across the room.
Your eyes raise immediately, and you accidentally lock eyes with the one man you canât stop thinking about. Seeing him is a surprise, though not unwelcome. You smile, and he mutters something to Luca before setting his glass down and walking toward you.
âYou did say Iâd see you around,â Deacon tells you.
âI did. And here you are.â
âYou, uh, you want toâŚâ
âGo somewhere a little quieter?â you suggest.
Deacon nods, and you take his hand to lead him outside. You lean against the outside wall and wait for Deacon to speak.
âThis is awkward,â Deacon mumbles.
âIt could be worse,â you point out.
âHow?â
You smile as you lean toward him. Deacon meets you halfway and grabs your waist as he kisses you. In all the moments you have spent thinking of him, you convinced yourself that he was the best man youâve ever met, and now you are sure of it. More importantly, you believe his advances were genuine, his feelings as real as yours.
The door beside you opens, and you pull away from Deacon when someone gasps. Luke is staring at you with his mouth open, and Deaconâs team appears behind him with similar surprised expressions.
âDo you really like me?â you whisper.
Deacon gestures for Luke to close the door before looking at you.
âI really do,â he replies.
âGood.â You run your finger over his tie as you admit, âBecause I really like you, too.â
âSo, youâve made progress, without sacrificing your feistiness, I may add,â Deacon responds. âNow what?â
âI think we try this. Surely there can be more to our relationship than protests and S.W.A.T. calls.â
âI agree.â
You smile, but Deacon kisses you again before you say anything more. Deacon moves you backward and presses you against the wall with his hand between your head and the bricks. Making out with Deacon in an alley was not how you expected this to go but Sergeant Kay is the best thing that has ever happened to you, perhaps even better than Need to Know making the national news.
âWait,â you pant. Deacon pulls back enough to look into your eyes, and you ask, âIs Deacon really your first name?â
âIs that relevant to trying this?â Deacon jokes as he slips his hand into yours.
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9-1-1 Season 7 Post-Mortem
Mostly because I want to put my thoughts in order. Full disclosure: I'm really not thrilled with a lot of the choices this season made, but I'm also not at the 'fuck this show I hate it now' level either. The primary, overarching issue, IMO, is that they tried to stuff a full season's worth of plot into ten episodes, and the pacing and emotional continuity suffered badly. And also there were some writing choices that were simply deranged (and hopefully would have been reworked had they not been laying down the tracks in front of the speeding train, so to speak).
(Cut for me rambling at length)
So: Bobby and Athena were largely really solidly written. The cruise ship disaster was great: campy and OTT, but in a fun way. Their marital issues and the eventual resolution felt like a natural continuation of issues they've had in the past. Bobby Begins 3.0 was a great episode other than the cartel element, which was some ill-considered racial stereotyping (I've said it before and I'll say it again: you could have had the antagonists in that episode be a bunch of angry locals threatening people for tresspassing on their property, and the whole thing would have been 100% less gross without actually changing much of the plot. Really felt like Tim was cribbing from the similar Lone Star arc, which was also lazy and racist). Amir was a fantastic character, and while I could have done without that last scene of him offering Bobby absolution, I feel like he was generally allowed to be both gracious and rightfully angry. The cop Athena stuff in the finale was... less great, but also to be expected. I would have liked much less of that and much more time spent at Bobby's bedside.
(I'm really sad about the house fire mostly because that was one of my favorite sets, but I do appreciate the poetry of the parallel, with Bobby actually managing to get his wife out this time. Though I do wonder where Harry was that night, lmao.)
Hen was similarly wonderful. I really liked getting to see her wrestle with the responsibility of being captain, and the fallout of the car accident scene. In a vacuum, I actually like Ortiz as a villain - a complicated one, with sympathetic motivations, but still ostentatiously cruel. Were it not for the fact that there are basically NO latine characters other than Eddie who aren't villains this season, it would have been great. ALAS.
Did not love the rescue dog/foster child parallel with Mara. Otherwise really loved getting to see her settle in with the Wilsons, and I'm really glad that we got to see Chim and Maddie take her in instead of leaving her at the group home by the end of the season. Really leaned into the found family element, and Chim taking care of his best friend's child in the same way that Mrs. Lee did for him.
CHIM! Chim my beloved. 'There Goes The Groom' is the one episode that I have basically no issues with at all. The hallucinatory trip through Los Angeles, wrestling with Doug's ghost, was gorgeous. Bringing back Kevin - also gorgeous. I loved that we see the Lees explicitly framed as his real family (and am spitefully glad that his bio dad was nowhere to be found. Fuck that guy.) Kenny continues to be, IMO, the best actor on this show. He killed it. We need so many more Chim-centric episodes, because they're always SO good. He can make both humor and pathos feel so natural and human. Give us more Chim!
And of course on to Buck's bisexual arc, which was... so painfully Buck, lmao. Full disclosure: I have a lot of trouble rewatching 7x04 and 7x05 because the secondhand embarrassment is just too much for me, but objectively it feels very right and in character for him. LOVED the first kiss scene, with his dawning realization of what's about to happen and his softly stunned joy afterward. His coming out scenes with both Maddie and Eddie were lovely and perfectly appropriate to both relationships. I really liked him taking the initiative to reach out to Tommy to apologize and ask for a second chance after he fucked up their first date. Loved Tommy showing up at the hospital after what was clearly a long, miserable shift.
Their date in the finale didn't really land for me mostly because of where it was placed in the episode; if they did something with the two of them after Buck spent the entire day at Bobby's bedside waiting to see if he was going to live, it would have felt a lot more natural to me to have them exhaustedly eating takeout on the couch or something instead of having a formal sit-down date with wine and place settings. Intentionally or not, that made it feel like they're still on Date Behavior with each other and despite some gestures toward emotional vulnerability, they're not quite there yet - as seen by Buck steering the conversation back to flirting and innuendo. My overall feeling on the relationship at this point is that it's cute, but I'm not seeing any real depth of feeling between them yet.
Buck and Eddie on the other hand - look, despite my many MANY issues with Eddie's plot this season, I loved how his relationship with Buck was written. I love the intimacy and familiarity of how they are together, I loved the way Eddie let himself lean on Buck, I loved how Buck is clearly positioned as an integral part of the Diaz family.
Unfortunately, that's really the only thing I loved about Eddie's plot this season. His relationship with Marisol was ultimately pointless; she was never fleshed out enough to feel like a real character, and we never even see the fallout of Eddie's cheating with regard to her; it's all Chris. The Kim stuff strained credulity, and also I never felt like he got any kind of emotional catharsis or resolution through it; he still hasn't really confronted any of his issues about Shannon, about their marriage and how it ended. That whole arc felt really wobbly in terms of tone, as well: using plot elements of a very famous psychological thriller without actually acknowledging any of the creepiness of it. I would have liked it to lean into that more especially with the scene where Kim dresses up as Shannon, an objectively creepy and unhinged thing to do.
The Diaz parents handled the Chris thing in a selfish and opportunistic way that felt both disappointing and inevitable. Hopefully that's going to be a hook for the next season and Eddie actually confronting them, but overall Eddie's plot this season really felt like they just tossed a bunch of balls up in the air and mostly failed to catch them.
Gerrard - look, I'm not that worried about Gerrard. I could have done without him, but ultimately he's going to stick around just long enough to make his inevitable defeat satisfying. At least, that's my hope.
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It's October 2003. The higher being known as Jasmine has been defeated, Wolfram & Hart's LA branch is under new management, and as far as anyone knows there has never existed a human son of two vampires. And then Cordelia Chase wakes up.
FINALLY starting posting my ats au psychological horror-ish fic about cordy surviving the events of season 4 yayyyyyy!! this has been. so many months in the making you guys have no idea.
first two chapters featuring several happy reunions, several unhappy revelations, medical miracles, and wolfram & hart cornering the la property market
huge HUGE shoutout to the incredible @terminalnaps for beta reading, the wonderful @discocaptain for fact-checking all my medical knowledge (we kindly request that any nitpicky complaints about medical inaccuracy be directed to him) and of course my lovely friend kj for being endlessly patient about me coming into his dms to ask him every single question that popped into my head about los angeles. couldn't do it without you guys MWAH
#buffyverse#angel the series#writing#my writing#ifer makes things#ok i need to go reblog some commemorative posts for this one second
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