#repayment period

[freakoutgirl]

I need to do scary hour

[cappurrccino]

nothing makes me want to start a riot quite like doing student loan exit counseling and seeing all the different ways they're going to fuck me over because i can't immediately repay all $12k the exact instant i'm no longer in school

[moonfurthetemmie]

Welcome to Wonderland (JMV)

The changes made to characters fall into one of four categories

Common fanon interpretations that are painfully inaccurate (koroit being obsessed with obsidian and ds blue)

Complete opposite of what they’re like in canon (includes headcanons; ex.. I’m 99% sure obsidian is actually polyamorus. he gets no bitches because he’s a piece of shit but yknow whatever)

Reflections of phenomena that happen in the real world but aren’t necessarily OOC (paraiba and silver not having a whole lot of canon stuff out about their personalities, and so most of the alts of them i’ve had a hand in are also blank slates)

Crack (BotW cooking, hal’s whole deal, malign being a telemarketer)

Most holes in the world building and/or plot are intentional. The multiverse is unstable as hell, so a lot of really weird shit happens that doesn’t make any sense. Fanfic tropes like random isekai-ing aren’t super rare, some places don’t have any set appearance or layout, and some people’s goals just. Don’t exist. But they feel like they have goals? And they think this is totally normal.

The main reason a lot of places constantly shift is because no one in the real world will imagine these places the exact same way. Because there’s no actual visualization of them anywhere.

Do you see where im going with this

anyway here they are. You can tell who I had the most fun designing.

Charming (Obsidian)

Monogamous (what the fuck……………)

*disturbingly* polite. Very kind, too. So much so it feels like an act, but it’s not. He’s really just Like That 

Trying to keep Ardor from killing Barghest without also pissing *her* off

What is he doing? Something. He’s not even sure. But it feels very purposeful. 

He’s super suspicious of Malign. But they’re still technically friends? He cares for Malign but also good god malign needs to Not

Nickname source: i just know the first alts of himself he meets are going to be one of the bastards and they're going to give him an insufferable nickname because of how nice he is. sadly for them he doesn't mind being 'Charming'

Malign (Jade)

Lost his body due to making a deal with a demon (who is now his boyfriend). Will make his own out of a bunch of (seemingly) random shit, but in present-day he’s still just a ghostly Thing who doesn’t even fully exist.

Don’t ever take anything he says at face value. He knows exactly how to twist the truth to be misleading. Also he may just straight up lie to you, if you're not making or haven't already entered into a contract with him.

He’s either tied with or just below Ardor, for Most Jealous Bitch In The AU. Anyone who wants any kind of affection from Eidolon needs to go through the fucking gauntlet for Malign’s approval. He’d go easy on Charming, though; he likes him a lot.

Barghest is lucky that Eidolon cares about him so much or Malign would’ve turned him inside out ages ago. especially once he started making moves on Charming. As if he and Malign were even a thing in the first place

Lost his body due to making a deal with a demon (who is now his boyfriend). Will make his own out of a bunch of (seemingly) random shit, but in present-day he’s still just a ghostly Thing who doesn’t even fully exist.

Don’t ever take anything he says at face value. He knows exactly how to twist the truth to be misleading. Also he may just straight up lie to you, if you're not making or haven't already entered into a contract with him.

He’s either tied with or just below Ardor, for Most Jealous Bitch In The AU. Anyone who wants any kind of affection from Eidolon needs to go through the fucking gauntlet for Malign’s approval. He’d go easy on Charming, though; he likes him a lot.

Barghest is lucky that Eidolon cares about him so much or Malign would’ve turned him inside out ages ago. especially once he started making moves on Charming. As if he and Malign were even a thing in the first place

Nickname source: "Malign" is the root of “Malignant”, and the opposite of “Benign”. Something evil, or with ill intent.

Ardor (Koroit)

Yandere stereotype. Horrid…cursed, even

Charming (and his alts, but mostly Charming) gets most of her attention. So do any variants of DS Blue. She and Hunter are perfect for each other <33 (they should never involve anyone else ever)

Jealous as hell, and if Eidolon wasn’t a problem she’d have murdered Barghest already. Also probably would’ve tried to kill Malign but that’s not really. Possible. So. 

Do not let the pretty little bits of pink trick you into thinking she’s harmless. She’s not. And she won’t fucking hesitate. The pink isn’t meant to make her look harmless it’s just the common trend of pink and red being associated with romantic love

“Why does she have literal heart eyes” i had to make it more cursed somehow. And they were literally right there…

Nickname source: Ardor is synonymous with “Obsession”; references her being a Yandere stereotype

Hallucinogen/'Hal' (Zircon)

On a dozen or so different drugs of various levels of legality at any given time

Knows a guy for everything

No one knows where he gets his shit from. He doesn’t either, but somehow he still gets it. And he sells twice as much as he keeps for himself. 

somehow he’s still broke. At least Charming’s content to let him stay…

get him and jm-weed obsidian in the same room and there’s a 50/50 chance he comes away with several pounds (literal) of marijuana or with a few new scars because obsidian thought he was jade’s heroine dealer (he is not. But he’s about to be now that he knows jade’ll buy it)

Has about as many nicknames as there are names for cocaine. 

Nickname source: a direct reference to him being a drug addict and dealer. The second place contender was ‘Narcotic’, but I thought it’d be way funnier for him to have a normal-sounding nickname

Reticence (Paraiba) and Clamor (Silver)

Reticence doesn’t talk, with her voice or her hands, hardly at all. On the other hand (pun intended), Clamor won’t stop talking.

For some reason, neither of them seem to have much personality. But they’re attached pretty much at the hip.

In fact, several people–even in-universe–are wondering if they can be separated at all…

(no. no they cannot. But they’re perfectly fine with that)

Nickname sources: Reticence means “reserve”; is synonymous with silence/being quiet. "Clamor” is Lots Of Noise. While Clamor themself can’t actually speak, if they could they would be making a clamor. Instead they’re just signing a lot and really fast

Link (Jasper)

It is vital you see my color-shifted recreation of the champion’s tunic next to the original.

As I said in the beginning, cooking in this multiverse works like cooking in BoTW/ToTK. There’s also a skill check thing involved, too. Some people consistently make dubious/rocky food no matter what they do. Some people hardly ever make dubious/rocky food and are hailed as gods. 

I’m kidding about the god comment, but seriously. Link has a count going of how long its been since he failed the skill check, and its been several months. He’s quite proud of this.

Good friends with Abet. Has less of an idea than Charming does on how he got into the manor in the first place, though

Nickname source: I sorta gave everyone silly titles while I was working on names. Malign was “The Cheshire Cat”, I think Hal was “The Caterpillar”. As many actual Alice in Wonderland references as I could. But I didn’t see any character that has much to do with cooking, and since we said that cooking worked in this AU the same way as in Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, I used what my dear mother has been calling Link when she gets pissed at him, like calling someone’s full name: “Link Zelda Hyrule”. I tried to find some actual nicknames but I didn’t like them very much so I decided he can just be “Link”

Panacea/'Pan' (Mercury)

He looks normal but the second he opens his mouth you know he’s just as crazy as everyone else. Maybe even more. What are you talking about dude healing crystals aren’t real

…yeah, see, they are though. In his multiverse, i mean. Actual medicine is still more reliable and effective, but his alt. Medicine bullshit is actually…working. OG Mercury is morbidly fascinated, and afraid that if he sticks around too long he’s going to start picking up Panacea’s pseudoscience bullshit

I don’t remember if he was supposed to be a conspiracy theory nut, but i’m sure everyone thinks he might be the first time they meet him. Apparently tho heroforge doesn’t have tinfoil hats? honestly kinda disappointed

Nickname source: a panacea is a cure-all. While “placebo” may have been more accurate, I like Panacea

Abet (Zuli)

Malign’s (human) friend and shil. 

if it’s the slightest bit edible, he’s eating it. He does not care. Link ends up giving him any of the food that no one else wants to eat, and Abet is just like ‘aw hell yeah. More food’

Probably has some minor demon-y powers so he can help Malign, but at most he can do little light shows and go wherever he wants regardless of whether or not it should be possible.

Lives in the basement cells. Not because anyone put him there; he just likes the quiet and dark. Charming has no idea how he got down there.

His eyesight’s kinda shit now though. So he got glasses. And goddamn do i love the glasses on him

Nickname source: “Abet” is most often used in the phrase “Aid and abet”. Or at least, that’s where I usually hear it. It’s a reference to how much he helps Malign out with his uhhh. Everything. I would’ve called him “Shil” but there’s a MLP character named Silver Shil and I’m allergic to copying other character names unless it’s an intentional reference to that character

Barghest (Jet)

Barely knows what the word ‘jealous’ means

Rude as shit, though he *is* well-meaning

Has no idea why charming loves him so much but here they are. And he ain’t leaving without a fight (unless charming tells him to…i guess…)

He wouldn’t care if Charming had other datemates. He doesn’t care that Eidolon does. Unfortunately, everyone who’s after Charming and Eidolon are *very* jealous and want them all to themselves. He’s so tired. Please just leave him alone malign. ardor let it go oh my goddddd

Has the least fancy sense of fashion than all of his alts. Compared to most of them, his outfits have so few embellishments… its so weird…

In a world first, he was actually the last one i made. Usually all the spirits get their refs before the others do. 

nickname source: long story. Me and a friend on discord were talking about Silver's Fell SwaD, Rahab, and him making clones of people made of his magic, and we ended up talking about Grimms. I proceeded to fall down a wiki rabbit hole about ghostly black dogs and their stories. The stories of the barghest are of a malevolent one. Barghest (Character) isn’t malevolent, but he doesn’t really look it

Eidolon (Dark)

Evil and Confident?!?

Has never doubted himself once in his life. He has lots of confidence in Malign, as well, to the point where he’s convinced Malign to do something really stupid on multiple occasions. The only reason Malign didn’t die is because he can’t anymore

Nickname source: Eidolons are ghosts from Greek mythology. I don’t know much about their original stories, but I know they were malevolent and that, in the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan (which takes place almost immediately after the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series) a few of them possessed some of the main characters with the intent to disrupt their quest to defeat the Big Bad—if not outright killing them. So, yeah; a malevolent ghost.

[deathbind]

Canonically, the Yikarian Empire is the longest lived on the continent of Zakhara. My loophole for making Meket predate them is that they do not now, nor have they ever, termed themselves an empire. Whether they fit the technical definition of one may itself be disputed and perhaps depends on time period. How to explain . . .

Their primary method of expansion is not conquest. They have had periods of warfare, and they have emerged from their victories with new territories, but they rarely start wars. They have often provoked wars, often through the most subtle of means, but they'd prefer the other party strike the first blow / take the role of "aggressor" so that their response may be "justified". They are only "defending" themselves.

It adds to their reputation that they supposedly never start fights but always finish them. Their prosperity has caught the eye of many a conqueror — and some have succeeded. By provoking wars they're certain they can win, downplaying their readiness, they make the prospect of war undesirable. Their record of victories is impressive. They also make themselves seem nearly harmless, attacking only when "provoked". Think of it this way: perhaps you could slay a dragon and claim its hoard, but why would you take that risk when it's nesting peacefully in its own domain?

Far more often, though, their expansion is even subtler. They "ally" with neighbors. Usually weaker powers, nations on the knife's edge of conquest, peoples with common religious beliefs or common enemies — whatever gets their foot in the door. They come as a friend or maybe the other party comes to them. They aren't domineering or demanding. They don't attack differing beliefs / traditions, instead strongly emphasizing commonalities. It's a slower form of conquest. The longer the alliance goes on, the stronger it becomes, the more reliant the nation grows on Meket, and the more firmly they are brought under the banner. Everything melds together into one whole. It is arguably more dangerous to be their friend than their enemy.

[socialistexan]

Hey, y'all, this is a reminder for anyone that has student loans that they are defaulted on or in collections for:

Apply for Fresh Start NOW if you haven't already done so. Like right now. Do it right this very second do not put it off any longer.

If you don't know, applying for Fresh Start will move your loan status from "Default" to "Current," you will no longer have to deal with collections calls! You won't have your wages garnished or your tax refunds taken by the Education Department! The default gets removed from your credit and you become eligible for federal mortgage programs! You become eligible for Income Driven Repayment (IDR) programs that can reduce your monthly payment in a huge way (from $400/month to $50/month for me!) and you get IDR credit for the three years you were in default during the pandemic freeze!

It only has upsides!

I mean it, it can make a huge difference! You can even submit both Fresh Start and an IDR application at the same time. It takes literal seconds. I had my name legally changed and I'm still eligible! I clicked like 3 buttons, checked a couple boxes, and boom. I sent off the application August 22nd and I got the letter yesterday (Sept 20th), but that letter was dated Sept 1st and was only to inform me that my loan was no longer in default would be transferred to a new loan servicer by the end of the month. It took a week and a half to process.

I also became eligible and received a refund check for money taken from me during the starting stages of the pandemic.

The best time to do it is now. Period.

Do. It. Right. Now.

[onlyquinns]

Hiii!!!

First Your Jack Hughes fics im actually obssessed so I was wondering if you could write a fic about when Jack reinjured his shoulder. Like youre watching in the crowd and you rush down to the rooms to see him in pain and so upset and like him after the surgery. Him being all clingy but also really upset and moody yk.

Anyway just an idea!! But thank youuuu

you’re seated next to two of your friends, giddy in your seat as the three of you look down at the t-mobile arena ice rink. you’re dressed in a cute, little leather jacket that jack had bought you as a gift, his initials and number stitched into the cuff.

it’s been a while since you’d found time to watch one of jack’s games, far too caught up with work, and your friends knew that. the two of them had schemed together, finishing your work on top of theirs at the company the three of you worked at so you could finally find a day to fly out and attend a game. you were so excited, having thanked your friends with a girls night out and a fancy dinner as repayment—which really wasn’t necessary, since the three of you always said that you basically shared a floating twenty, even if the total cost was most definitely over twenty bucks.

as the arena lights dim, the crowd begin to shout and holler, a clear sign that the game is about to introduce the home team. your friend to the left, sarah, grabs your arm and squeals, shaking you with excitement as you excitedly point out jack to your two friends. they giggle with you, fully happy for you, and glare at the middle aged man who glares at the three of you.

maddie, your friend to the right, scoffs in your ear. “don’t let him ruin your night, girl,” she tells you, but you already had forgotten the nasty look he’d gave your little group, eyes drawn to jack’s tiny figure on the ice as you slowly rise for the anthem.

when the opening stuff is finally over, you watch with rapt enthusiasm as jack’s figure skates across the ice. he zips like lightning, moves calculated and controlled. you nibble on your nails, body positioned at the edge of your seat, as your boyfriend bullies his way across the ice and shoots.

as the game continues, score still zero for both teams, your anxiety builds. it’s the third period and you feel antsy, far too invested in the game. your knee bounces, and sarah reaches over to place a steadying palm to your leg, her fingers squeezing against the jeans you’re wearing. you give her a grateful smile and quietly sip your beer, hoping someone will score.

suddenly, the crowd cheers and several people shoot out of their seats. you quietly groan as the knights make a goal—the first one of the night—and listen to the loud horn that fills your ears and the arena.

“it’s okay,” sarah says, “they’ll get the next one.”

you nod in agreement and settle back down, watching as the two teams meet in the center for the puck drop.

it’s near the end of the third and the devils are losing 0-2. your heart feels heavy in your chest, but lightening just a little as jack comes back onto the ice. he skates like his life depends on it, rushing for the puck.

“woah,” maddie says later in the night, a beer in one hand. “jack’s really fast, it’s impressive.”

you nod, smiling a little with pride, because that’s your boyfriend. you’re about to respond, when jack’s body is slammed into the boards during a breakaway.

a gasp leaves your lips, hands flying to cover your agape mouth. he doesn’t move as he lays there, not even when another player jostles him and pulls him into a hasty recovery position.

“oh, my god,” you breathe, watching as he suddenly wakes back up.

without warning, you get out of your seat and run through the seats, quick apologies tumbling from your mouth. your friends call for you as you stumble down the steps, their voices dimming as you leave the stands. you can still hear the announcers as you skirt through the arena, finding the hallway that leads to the players locker rooms.

the security guard takes a look at you and steps aside. “he’s in medical,” he says as you whizz past. ��to the left.”

“thank you!” you say as you make your way through, only stopping when you find a room labeled with medical in big, white letters.

when you push the door open, several people turn to usher you out, but you don’t care. you shove past them until you reach jack, his body propped up on an exam table. he’s still in his gear, except for his upper half. his hair is damp with sweat as he listens to the medical staff in front of him, face crestfallen as he takes in their words, a hand pressed to his hurt shoulder.

“are you okay?” you ask, grasping his face in your warm hands. jack’s surprised look quickly melts away as he registers your presence, his face suddenly shifting to something stronger and braver.

he chuckles, but it’s not his usual laugh. “of course i am, baby,” he says, smirking a little.

tears brim your eyes, “bullshit!” you turn to the team in front of you, eyes wild, then turn back to jack. “what—what happened? please, tell me.”

jack looks down at his lap and your hands slip from his face. he holds your hand tightly in his, and sighs. the medical team clears out, leaving the both of you together.

“i… i need to get my shoulder worked on again. hit the boards too hard and knocked out.” he looks up at you and gives you a painful smile, “lucky i still have all my teeth, huh?” he jokes, but you don’t laugh.

you frown, aware of how he might be feeling. “when are you flying out?” you ask, squeezing his hand in yours.

jack gnaws on his lip, “soon. come with me?”

you nod, “i’m always going to be by your side, jack.”

and you do.

you pick him up at the hospital after he’s discharged from his surgery, arm planted in a dark sling. you have a pillow in your car for his arm to rest on, his water bottle tucked in the cup holder for him to sip on, and advil tucked into your glove box. jack praises you as you drive the two of you home, snorting as he exaggerates his gratitude.

“oh, my god—you’re like an angel,” jack says as you pull into the parking spot of his apartment. “i can literally see the halo in your hair, baby!”

you laugh as you help him out of the car, listening to his teasing words as you walk through the lobby, as you ride through the elevator, and as you finally walk into the apartment with him.

“i’m going to change, okay?” you say, pulling your hair off your neck and clipping it up with a giant claw clip. you’re about to walk down the hall to jack’s room when he whines.

you look over at him, amused to see him laying on his back on the couch and his feet thrown over the arm rest. he dramatically kicks his feet, knowing it’ll make you laugh.

“cuddle with me!” he says. “it’s doctors orders!” he says dramatically, smirking a little when you relent and walk over.

“jacky, we won’t fit on the couch,” you say with your hands on your hips. jack admires your figure in your work clothes, hips looking soft and full in your black slacks.

“well… you said that last time but we still made it work,” he responds slyly.

your face heats at the insinuation, “that’s not what i meant!” you say, voice filled with indignation. “i meant that i’ll cuddle you in bed!”

jack grins and jumps up, “okay!” leaving his lips as he rushes down the hall and into his room. you sigh and follow after him, finding him in his boxers and shirt.

you walk over to him and gently maneuver his arm free from the sleeve of his t-shirt, tossing it into the hamper as he gets comfy in bed. you follow suit, stripping down to your underclothes, and laying in bed next to jack. you pull the thick comforter over your bodies, smoothing the fabric so it lays flat against your skin. jack hums as you tuck yourself into his side, tangling your leg into his and slinging an arm across his chest.

“i’m sorry you can’t play the rest of the season,” you murmur against his chest, lips brushing against soft skin.

jack shrugs, “it’s okay,” he says in an attempt at convincing you and himself. “at least… at least i get to spend more time with you,” he whispers, turning his face into you. long curls brush against your hair. “and even if the whole injury thing is the worst case scenario, i’m making the best out of it.”

you smile against his skin, “yeah… i suppose you’re right.”

jack hums in agreement and lays with you in comfortable silence, his arm forgotten and his mind on just you—you tucked into his body, skin to skin, and filled with an immeasurable amount of love for him. just him. just jack hughes, your boyfriend—not jack hughes, the hockey player.

[puckinghischier]

Can we talk about how hard Luke would try to be helpful while you’re on your period? I just feel like all of his efforts would be so endearing

oh this is so perfect bc my body decided to give me its own christmas present yesterday 🤩

he would be so attentive, god love him. he’d even have his own tracker on his phone so he can be prepared and make sure he always has your favorites stocked when the time comes.

the second he starts seeing the signs, he’s making your coffee or tea, whichever you prefer, in the mornings and having it waiting on you with your favorite breakfast pastry. on your worst day he’s bringing it to you in bed, heated blanket on his arm.

if he has a day off from practice or gets back early from a morning skate, he’s assuming all housework duties. he’s making sure the kitchen is clean, bringing you your favorite comfort meal from your favorite restaurant, doing the laundry, tidying up the living room. he wants to make sure you don’t have to lift a finger.

he secretly loves when you’re having a rough cramp day, if he’s honest. not because he enjoys seeing you in pain, it’s the opposite really. it breaks his heart that you have to go through this every month, knowing there’s nothing he can do to take the pain away. but he loves how clingy you get, whining every time he gets up to leave the bed or the couch, even if it’s to get something you asked him to get.

he’s constantly calling and texting you to see how you’re feeling and asking if you need anything when he’s not with you. the guys in the locker room all make fun of him for it, but he could care less. it’s the least he can do. you’re constantly taking all of this on every other week of the month, doing all you can to make his life easier, wanting him to come home and be able to relax and focus on resting before or after games. so he’ll gladly take the responsibility on for this one week a month, to show you how much he appreciates you and loves you.

you become such a homebody when you’re on your period and luke eats it up. he loves nothing more than being lazy with you, and he gets at least an entire week of it each month. you refuse any offer of plans, not wanting to have to put on ‘real’ clothes, content with living in one of luke’s oversized shirts, period panties, and a loose pair of his boxers. and luke loves coming home to the sight more than he could ever express.

you love the effort he takes each month to make sure you’re comfortable and cared for. you don’t know how you did it, but you truly hit the jackpot with him. you hear him constantly on the phone with ellen, double checking which painkillers work best for cramps and what the best remedy for period induced headaches. you crawl into a freshly made bed every night, despite rotting on the couch all day. you get baths drawn for you with soothing smells and low light, like either joining you or sitting in the floor with you and telling you all about his day. you have a never ending supply of sweets and baked goods, thanks to his bakery runs every morning.

you always ask him how you can repay him, but he always tells you the same thing. “what you do for me every day is enough. being able to do this for you is repayment in itself. this is what i’m supposed to do. it’s my job to make sure you’re comfortable, taken care of, and loved.”

of course, the words always make your hormonal self emotional, tears falling every time at how much you love him and how lucky you are he loves you. but then he ruins the moment, adding in “plus, the post-period sex is always great, so that’s a good incentive, too.” you swat at him, telling him to shut up.

“i’m just kidding, sweetheart. i love doing this for you, seriously,” he’d back track, nuzzling his face into your neck to place small kisses there.

rolling your eyes, you respond with “you might like doing this for me, but you weren’t kidding, don’t lie.”

he gives you a “welll….” look, making you laugh, forgetting all about the ache in your lower abdomen.

[fanged-fanfics]

Hello, Good Sir!

I would like to request Silly/Flustered Wukong just constantly thinking about the fact that he's actually with the love of his life and how he never thought this was in his future- just pure concentrated silliness and fluff! <3

👑🧡 Flustered in Love — Wukong x GN Reader HCs 🧡👑

Genres: Romance, Fluff || they/them pronouns for reader || No warnings needed

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- Wukong seriously cannot believe that he made it to this point most days. He's still surprised that he managed to get here, with you, and in a way that he feels more genuinely fulfilled than he has in a long time

- He tries to act all cool and brave but he's undoubtedly freaking out internally whenever you do something he sees as really cute or sweet

- Sometimes he doesn't even know how to express it. He just feels so happy, so comfortable and at ease with you. He's never really been the best with his words, so he tries his best to show you through actions like being extra clingy or spending more time with you

- There was a time or two (or three) where you just give him such a genuine soft and loving smile that makes him feel so warm he has to look away to hide how giddy it makes him feel

- His tail batting around and always wrapping around you in some way always manages to give him away though

- He's used to thinking a lot on his past. Where he was, where he could've gone, how things might have gone differently if he just changed a few things. But he decides at the end of the day that if it all leads to you, he'd leave everything as is

- He gets double flustered if you notice him getting embarrassed and tease him about it. He blushes a lot and playfully tries to get you distracted somehow so he can calm his heart again

- He practically starts punching the air in excitement if you give him a victory or good luck kiss, they're his absolute favorite. Then he gets this big stupid grin on his face wherever he's heading off to for the day

- Sometimes when you're doing casual things around his dojo he'll watch you with a completely smitten expression cause he's just so glad to see you by his side, especially in his home with him

- Absolutely stares at you for long periods of time absentmindedly and tries to act cool about it whenever you notice him

- Every little act he does to make you feel loved and special he sees as repayment for bringing warmth and comfort back into his life. He isn't perfect, but he does his best to try and let you know in the little and big ways that he couldn't imagine his life without you

- He gets light amounts of cute aggression with you and shows it in ways like shaking you a little or dragging you around with him almost everywhere. Though he tries his best not to be too harsh since he knows he's really strong in comparison to even demon kings, but sometimes it's really hard not to give you a huge bear hug

- Sometimes hides his face in your shoulder or neck if you're cuddling and he gets flustered thinking about how he's really more touch starves than he always thought and this is the most comfort he's felt in literally thousands of years

[the-cimmerians]

The Biden administration yesterday rolled out its latest tool to tackle the student debt crisis, and as we discussed earlier this year, it’s a good one. While the administration is still working on a broader debt forgiveness plan that it hopes will survive the Trump/McConnell Supreme Court, the new income-driven repayment program, called the “Saving on a Valuable Education” (SAVE) plan, should drastically cut the amount of student loan payments for lower-income borrowers, and for many, will actually get those payments down to zero.

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With the SAVE plan, the Education Department will no longer charge any interest that isn’t covered by the monthly loan payment, putting an end to the interest-accumulating hamster wheel that so many of us know all too well, where you make your payments on time but your goddamn loan balance keeps growing. As the fact sheet explains:

For example, if a borrower has $50 in interest that accumulates each month and their payment is $30 per month under the new SAVE plan, the remaining $20 would not be charged as long as they make their $30 monthly payment. The Department of Education estimates that 70 percent of borrowers who were on an IDR plan before the payment pause would stand to benefit from this change.

As with other income-driven plans, once a borrower has made payments for 20 years (for undergrad debt) or 25 years (for grad school debt), any remaining balance will be forgiven — yes, even if the monthly payment amount was zero for some or all of that period. Explain to your rightwing uncle that such forgiveness is not a new gimmick Joe Biden made up; it’s how IDR plans have worked since Congress authorized them in the 1990s.

[lotusapple-xia]

Fem Caleb Headcanons

✰ synopsis: Girlfriend Caleb headcanons <3

✰ pairing: fem!Caleb x fem!reader

✰ content: fluff, established relationship, suggestive (last 2 paragraphs MDNI), wlw

✰ w/c: 705

✰ notes: THIS IS FOR MY GIRL KISSERS OUT THERE!! I used the name Caleb because other names didn't feel right. Tbh this could be read as either femme or butch Caleb, I imagined both as i read it. MDNI Divider from cafekitsune.

PLEASE NOTE: The last 2 paragraphs are suggestive, so please don't interact if you're a minor (i will block if you don't have an age indicator)

🪷Reblogs, comments and likes are always appreciated!🪷

Girlfriend Caleb who was your first kiss and first girlfriend. It happened when you were both teenagers trying to disguise the fact that you liked each other. You never felt any romantic feelings for anyone, but you knew that whenever Caleb smiled at you, laughed with you or hugged you, you could feel your heart racing. When boys in class approached her all you could feel was intense jealousy. After you both confessed and made it official, your first kiss tasted like the summer sun and a hint of apple soda.

Girlfriend Caleb who lets you practice makeup on her when you want to experiment with different looks. You’ll straddle her lap while she keeps a sturdy hand on your thighs to keep you balanced. Despite the wonky eyeliner and the unblended eyeshadow, she’ll wear it proudly, claiming that her precious pipsqueak did it for her.

Girlfriend Caleb who takes you on shopping dates and buys whatever you want. Your favourite snacks? A new figure of your favourite character? A new lingerie set? She’s getting them all for you. The only repayment Caleb asks for is you showing off your new outfits. And if for some reason she can’t be there, she’ll give you her card. What’s the point of a Colonel’s salary if she can’t spoil you with it?

Girlfriend Caleb who gets possessive whenever men approach you with ill intentions. She can tell by their disgusting leers and wandering eyes what they want. Caleb will wrap her muscled arm around your waist and straighten her posture. Her already tall frame easily towered over those puny men and drove them away. If they’re stupidly brave enough to talk to either of you, she’s willing to use her evol to make him regret even the thought of approaching you.

Girlfriend Caleb whose warm hugs never fail to make you feel at home. One arm wrapped around your shoulder while the other cradled your head to her chest. She runs her nails through your hair and hums a soft tune to calm you down. Listening to Caleb’s heartbeat reminds you that despite the horrors, she’ll always be there with you.

Girlfriend Caleb who goes to the gym regularly. You both go together as little dates during the week. She works out in a loose tank top and shorts. The worn arm holes let you see her sports bra underneath. While in the locker room, she takes her shirt off and you can see the sweat dripping down her neck into her cleavage. Her toned arms bring the towel up to wipe the sweat out of her face while she eyes your stupefied form sitting static on the bench. Smirking, Caleb walks over and towers over you, pushing her chest towards your face. “What’s the matter pipsqueak?”

Girlfriend Caleb who sets up a movie night, complete with hot beverages and snacks for when your periods sync up. Your cycles syncing makes sense since you grew up together and now live together as a couple. It can be a nightmare when you both have PMS symptoms, but thankfully Caleb lives to take care of you. She’ll take your moodiness in stride.

Girlfriend Caleb and you who are both freaks when you’re both ovulating. Her mouth will not go a day without tasting your sweet pussy. You match Caleb's freak, as you become wet at the simple sight of her thigh muscles straining against her Colonel uniform, begging to be ridden. The uniform stays on so you can get your fill of your hot girlfriend.

Girlfriend Caleb who loves to top you. Either by strapping, tribbing or using her metal arm. You both have a collection of toys that she loves to use on you but Caleb loves it when you use her to get off. Caleb will push you into your shared bed and press her body weight down on top of you while pressing kisses against your skin. Her hand travels down to your core while you play with her chest. Caleb moans alongside you as she fingers you open to prep you for the long night you'll have. Trust that you will be exhausted the next morning, but don’t worry, Caleb will take care of everything.

[qqueenofhades]

I'm a little confused by the left's repeated assertion that they're "trying to hold Biden accountable" and push him left, things they've been talking about since before he was elected, and the ramifications of that at this point in time. I do think we need to be calling out things we disagree with and making our feelings known, but seeing people like Nina Turner complain about student loan forgiveness when it's been made abundantly clear Biden is doing all he can and he can't actually cancel anything as just the President (without being sued or having it reversed by Republicans - please correct me if I'm wrong and there's more he could do here?) doesn't feel like it's that? I just don't understand the logic behind people on the left adding to this narrative that he isn't trying hard enough on what we want, rather than the Republicans are preventing things from being done. We need to not sit back and get complacent, yes, sure, but I feel like the line where it goes from helpful and necessary to harmful and more beneficial to the right was crossed a while ago.

The thing is, you're confused by it because it's a bad-faith argument. Actually "holding someone accountable" means honestly assessing what they can do, what they have done, what they can be expected to do in the future, and if they haven't done it, what's stopping them (i.e. have they just not done it or are they being actively stopped from doing it by factors beyond their control)? It doesn't mean "constantly moving the goalposts to constantly criticize someone if they don't magically get everything done immediately, regardless of reality." The way Online Leftists use it, "holding Biden accountable" means "relentlessly criticize him every instant he doesn't magically transform into the Socialist Messiah overnight, the end." That's not actually a useful, honest, reliable, or constructive metric.

This is also the case because their version of good policy is "someone thinks the Correct Thoughts all the time and any failures to achieve it means they are not thinking the Correct Thoughts hard enough." I'm not sure how anyone could have missed what SCOTUS is doing right now, but Online Leftists remain determined to discount, minimize, or otherwise totally ignore its role, because that would mean a) there is in fact a difference between the parties, b) Hillary Clinton would not have made the same appointments Trump did, and c) they might therefore have some responsibility in not voting for her, none of which can be countenanced. As such, if Biden has failed to wave a magic wand and get all student debt erased for everyone overnight, He Is Just Not Trying Hard Enough. SCOTUS very notably outlawed his first forgiveness program? BIDEN'S FAULT!

Even though Biden extended the Covid-era payment pauses as long as he could (it was Congress that passed the law mandating an end to them, because THE PRESIDENT IS NOT AN ABSOLUTE MONARCH!), and even though he's now rejiggered the entire repayment program so that your monthly payments can get lowered to $0, these count as payments, and no interest accumulates as long as you "make" them, which in practice adds up to full forgiveness -- this still isn't good enough for the Online Leftists, because it happened after trial and error, is a partial solution, doesn't snap its fingers and erase everything, and relies on slow and careful policy work. And yet, it's going to be a lot harder for SCOTUS to overturn than just "the president forgives your debt," which was the first thing he tried to do and it didn't work! With a different SCOTUS, it might have! But we have this nightmare court BECAUSE OF TRUMP, and all the Pure Thoughts in the world won't get rid of it!

Biden is the most liberal president we have ever had, period, full stop. It's not sexy and it's not exciting and it's not something the Online Leftists will ever acknowledge, but it's the truth. And whenever he is actually and extensively pushed, he goes more left, not less. I suspect at least part of the recent negative press barrage he's gotten is because he's openly come out with a plan to raise the tax rate on billionaires to 25%, and the corporations and oligarchs that own the mainstream media Really Don't Like That. (They've always been unfair to Democrats, but look for it to be especially so.) That would be, BY FAR, the highest the top-rate tax bracket has been since Reagan. Biden is the first president ever to actually address the scam of "Reaganomics" and take credit for "Bidenomics," which actually does represent a major rearrangement of the way capital is envisioned and distributed in this country for the first time in the 40+ years since Reagan wrecked it. That's why the capitalist media is really, REALLY determined to muckrake him as much as possible, and to do Kamala even dirtier than they did to HRC in 2016.

Anyway also: Holding someone accountable also implies that you're working with them and will reward them (i.e. voting for them, engaging with them) if they do the things you expect, which is another thing the Online Leftists won't do. So yes. This. The end.

[jymwahuwu]

You should be mentally prepared when you take out a loan to open a store. Although the IPC salesperson did overlook some "extremely egregious" clauses in the presentation, it's your fault if you don't sign every clause carefully. Everything is written in accordance with interstellar recognized laws that even your planet recognizes (they must, unless they want to feel kicked out of the interstellar credit system and the economic collapse that comes with it).

As a member of Non-Performing Asset Liquidation Specialists, Aventurine is responsible for your case. You have exceeded the agreed repayment period. He held his chin while browsing your information and curled his lips. So… naive.

That's why Aventurine is here to help you. He provides you with a suitable "debt repayment plan". Strap you into an electric dildo and you'll be able to repay 3,000 credits. Riding on him can repay 50,000. If you are smart, you should know how to choose. Spanking, blowjobs (including swallowing his seed), and masturbation all at the right price for you. It's a pity that the interest will double.

You have to work hard to serve him.

(Sometimes when he brings the professor over, Ratio sees you standing naked in embarrassment.)

[lindsay00000008]

Ghost x Fem!Reader

DownBad!Simon Ghost Riley x JustAFriend!Reader

A little worldbuilding for ya. Enjoy! Maybe next will be a how-they-met drabble.

Part 3 (Prev)

CW: cursing, reference to solo hanky panky

“Beer?”

“Beer.”

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So it turns out a honey glaze can catch fire in the air fryer. Who knew?

The Thursday Dinner Experiment dissolves into a slapdash affair of side veggies (sautéed onions, broccoli and peppers) with frozen beef and bean burritos as the main course. You and Simon settle on a movie to offset the stress of dousing the flames, have a couple more beers on the couch, and talk about the project Simon wants to complete before his next gig.

“Built-ins.”

“Incredible. Love a good built-in.”

His fixer-upper has been the highlight of his time off, it seems. Not a distraction, per se. You get the feeling he likes the act of creation, healing the house and seeing the effect of his work in measurable ways. He says he intends to sell it for profit, but those times you see him at work it’s a bit hard to believe.

“The roof is all fixed then?”

“Mm,” he gives a more-or-less wave of his hand, and you snicker.

“Remind me not to sleep over. Or would you hold an umbrella for me?”

He huffs and takes a swig of his drink.

“Oh, hey have you heard from Johnny lately?”

He gives you a look that seems to say o‘course I have, and you continue.

“Ok yeah, I just meant I haven’t been able to get ahold of him in a bit.”

“Some’n you need?”

“Um, it’s more like I owe him,” you chuckle. “He told me I could buy him dinner but he’s been slippery.”

Simon snorts, covering his mouth and nose before beer can spout forth.

“What?” You smile, bewildered at his sudden humor.

“Hmm. Johnny... yeah, you could say he’s slippery.”

“Is this a sex thing? Cause I remember that story Johnny told at the bar and it really-“

“Nah,” Simon can’t hold in his laugh this time, “Nah it’s not a sex thing. It's a... work thing. Inside joke.”

"Oh, haha..." You laugh faintly, that familiar, outside-looking-in feeling creeping up. You're not exactly sure what Simon does for work. You've been friends for two years now, and see him constantly for those periods of time when he's home, but there's still so much you're in the dark about. You don't need to know these things to enjoy your time together. And Simon seems comfortable separating his work from his daily life. Besides his attachment to his coworker Johnny, of course, the two closer than brothers.

Sometime you think they're in some kind of international mafia. Simon shows up after a month away looking like he's been steamrolled and blown up, with trinkets and treats from places far away. Specialty coffee, a tiny stained glass lamp, an ocarina engraved with a lily. The military maybe - but you've had friends in the military, a cousin who joined the marines even, and this feels very different.

Simon rubs his mouth, slotting the bridge between his thumb and forefinger beneath his nose, an action you've noticed seems to sooth him. Perhaps he's thinking the same things, feeling the secrets between you. You want to pull him away from the thought, show him you're fine with however much he can give you. Your friendship is all that matters.

"So he's good yeah? Just busy, then?"

"Hm. Bloke's fine, probably just joined a knittin' club or sum'in. I'll ask 'im."

"Hah. Well like I said, it's repayment, for that time he spotted me at Hooligan's. Don't want to be a bother."

Simon levels you with a serious look.

"He'd be a big idiot to turn down your offer."

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"Why are you avoiding her, ya big idiot?" Simon accuses Johnny when he phones him later that night.

"Oh 'am the idiot? Yer the one who can't see 'am tryin' to give ye room to make a move on the lass."

"Fuck righ' off Soap, we're just friends. Thought the two o' you were friends too, but you're making her wonder."

"She'll ge' over it. But you won't ge' over it if she goes out with me and falls for my charms, no' will ya?"

"Gimme a break."

"Look. I like her. Which is why I'm backin' off. It's no' so rare for me to have a wee crush. But the second I saw you makin' goo-goo eyes-"

"I do not make-"

"Hush it, LT. 'Am just tryin'a give ye yer best shot. She's the first thing ye think of when comin' off deployment, yeah? 'Ah know, I see it in ye every time. One day you'll thank me."

"Look, just..." Simon speaks through a raging blush, his voice a grumble that sounds grumpier than he really feels, "call her back, would ya? Go grab a coffee or something. I'm not pressed. If she likes you... I'll deal. Don't count on it though. She's too smart for you."

"Sure LT. I'll do it for you, alright? Kisses,"

"Soap..."

"Yeah, LT?"

"Fuck off."

"'Night, LT."

"G'night."

Simon tosses the phone to the floor beside the bed and curses up at the ceiling, rubbing his hot face. His mind turns back to the wrestling that afternoon. The way he "accidentally" fell atop you when you tripped, how you were enveloped perfectly beneath his body, the way your eyes widened and cheeks flushed when you both looked at the salacious packaging spilling out of the nondescript cardboard box. Oh, how he wanted to tease you relentlessly. Give in to the desire to drag your pure, ladylike demeanor through the mud and then lick it all off. If he said the things he was itching to say, would you cover your ears, or laugh? Would you bite back? What would happen then, on that couch, if you hadn't scurried away when you did? The images take him away.

It's a long time before he finds sleep, his hands too rough and knowledgable to truly satisfy.

He can't go on like this. Not forever. But what else can he do?

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P.S. About Simon's mask

My sister told me she was confused as to why Simon doesn't have a mask in these drabbles. I have the idea that he keeps his civilian life so entirely separate from work that he can't wear a mask all the time for fear people might make that connection. People know him in the field as the guy who always wears the mask, right? He has two identities. With the mask, and without. Ghost, and Simon. He does still wear a plain black KN95 on errands, citing health awareness (it's really his anxiety). But when he's comfortable at home or with friends (even at his favorite bar, sometimes), he takes it off. That's my headcannon, anyway.

[demonshauntingthedoves]

Right of the first night - providing to the lord to have sexual relations with any female subject, particularly on her wedding night.

Pairing: Lord Jungkook x florist reader

Timeline: medieval period (inspo french revolution)

Warning: yandere, dubious consent, power disparity, peasantry, feudal system, sexual acts.

Explained : when a peasant (especially women) migrated from one town to another, it was seen as a loss of workers in that town under that lord, the worker was indebted and had to compensate for that loss, in a way the lord demanded, which in case of women was mostly sex.

a part of my Debt series (maknae line)

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"You look so radiant!"

One of your cousins remarked, your eyes fluttered down in shyness. The giggling sisters circled your chair, one interlaced white flowers in the braids of your hair, the other one patted blush on your face.

The house was full. Filled with clutter of relatives and their chatters. The groom was yet to arrive. The cousins kept teasing you to contain yourself. And it was true, you couldn't contain yourself, eager and nervous. Your heart thrummed and your face glowed.

Your groom came from a family of bakers, but they weren't like commoners, despite coming from the lower societal tier, they'd prospered. He was from the other town. You were favoured to become a wife to such a gentleman, who'd even agreed to wed you, knowing you didn't come from money but a poor florist family, you were grateful to him.

Amidst the thought, you didn't realise the house had suddenly quietened down.

"I think your groom is here." Your sister shrieked, running to open the door to get a glimpse. Your heart lurched for a second. It was finally happening. You were going to be wed.

Your father entered the room and looked at you, his face adrift. He chased all your cousins out and cleared his throat. Your smile faltered as you stood, concerned at your father's rigid countenance and asked,

"What's wrong, father?"

You saw him blink at you and hung his head low, in shame and defeat. A sigh shuddered out of him as he squeezed his eyes with his fingers.

You neared him and asked again,

"I'm sorry, dear."

"Wha-why are you apologising?"

"I'm sorry, I couldn't become a good father to you, I couldn't give you a better life, I'm so sorry you had to be born in this low life peasantry." Tears lined your eyes hearing your father so vulnerable.

"Father, I don't understand. Why are you apologising. What has happened? Please tell me."

He cupped your cheeks and gave you a wounded stare,  "I feel so much rage right now, but I cannot do anything, nothing, I'm so helpless dear."

"What happe-"

"You are told to sleep with Lord Jeon's son before the wedding begins." The single statement sucked all your breath out.

"What?"

"I had dreaded this but I-I cannot do anything. The noble threatened me if I refused, he'll wreck us, he'll leave us with nothing and I owe him so much money, he said he'll take this as repayment. I'm burning with anger but I can do nothing." Your father cried in frustration and anger. 

"Tell me what I should've done? Tell me? I'd better die than see you get raped by someone. This vile society and these vile noblemen have no mercy for us. They're monsters."  You hugged your father and wailed in his arms. You knew nothing could save you from this doom. Nothing could. Because if you refused, everything would crumble.

"I-I will do it." Your father's hands tightened around you as his chest rumbled with his cries.

"I'm so sorry. I don't know how I'll live with this guilt. I'll die before that."

She pulled away, eyes watering more.

"No, you won't. You know I'll do anything for you. I cannot ever see you hung your head low. I will do this, if it saves us then I will do this." She breathed in, hardening her eyes to seem stronger, even if her body trembled with a cold fear of what was to happen.

Your father stared at you for a long time, before giving a sigh of surrender and  leaving the room.

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It was minutes after your father left, did the door creak open and shut. You felt goosebumps rising on your skin, hearing the thumps of shoes approaching where you sat on the edge of the bed. The man loomed over you but you kept staring down at your clasped hands that were shivering badly.

You yelped, when your jaw was clutched with rough fingers and pulled upwards. It was then Jungkook's eyes withheld yours, stricken with lust.

"You are more beautiful this close."

Jeon Jungkook. The son of the town's man. He would frequent the inn across the seller's streets where you sold flowers. He and his acquaintance sat in the large balcony of the inn and did what the nobles did, drink and debate, exploit their noble rights.

You had always wondered why he'd preferred to visit this old inn over other ones, with a bizarre street front at that. Now you're scared that you know the reason why.

" Such a pity." He clicked his tongue and licked his lips. He withdrew his hands and stepped away from you and breathed in dramatically as if to control himself.

"Stand up"

At his demand, you stood up and stared at him with a film of tears in your eyes as his eyes wrecked over your whole body.

" You know, you should be obliged to me?"

You gulped and nodded, your legs trembled feeling his intimidating stare. Your breath shuddered when the tip of his finger trailed down your neck towards your cleavage. "Because if not for my pity, you were to lay down with my father."

" You should feel honoured because it is me who is going to shed your white gown."

Shameful tears trailed down your face as he dragged the neckline of your dress down.

" And lay with you." He grumbled hungrily at the reveal of your chest.

"Please, don't do this sir." You gripped his wrist in resistance and begged him. "My groom will not accept me after this. No one would want to wed me. Please show mercy, sir."

His moves faltered and he nodded his head as if he understood your turmoil.

You were wrong to think he would reconsider, because after the halt, he smirked and leaned closer to whisper to you,

"But that's what I want to do, darling." 

his breath draped over yours, eyes intense with conviction,

"To ruin you for others."

Your eyes widened in horror at his claim.

A helpless "no" left past your trembling lips, as the sleeves of your dress were lowered, revealing more expanse of your pale skin. 

"You owe me, remember."

You were doomed. You did nothing, but turn your head away and cover your mouth, to silence the aggressive sobs that erupted in you.

| park jimin |

[probablyasocialecologist]

During the socialist state period in Hungary, for example, widespread soil acidification problems are traceable to heavy use of agrochemicals, like ammoniacal nitrate, but the problem could have been averted or at least reduced by refraining from producing the likes of sausages, fruits and vegetables for Western markets, especially West Germany and Austria, to fulfil loan repayment schedules imposed by Western financial institutions. In effect, the more an economy is integrated with international capital flows, the higher the ecological footprint. Accordingly, China, as a country embodying the main contradictions of the world capitalist economy, should be expected to have a worsening environmental record. As Peters et al. have shown, the wealthiest countries (largely liberal democracies) can overconsume fossil fuels and spew out the most greenhouse gases by appropriating natural wealth (e.g. fossil fuels) from the rest of the world, where there is chronic underconsumption relative to fossil fuel production.

Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro, Socialist States and the Environment: Lessons for Eco-Socialist Futures