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[enden-k]

This made me think of Vika and Saran

AVSGSHSHDHS LITERALLY THEMMMMM

[arcadekitten]

A get well card from Teddybear junction!

We all need a little help sometimes to feel like our stuffings in the right places, so make sure you take your time to get your electrical in order.

This is so incredibly sweet of you and it means so much to me, thank you so much ♡

[endennnope]

That is *exactly* what I was picturing!!

Saran's so smug about it too skcnsksna

usual saran being saran ehheheh smooth and smug

[smallswingshoes]

Also, as a retail pharmacy technician, you'll need to carry ANOTHER insurance card because sometimes we HAVE to bill Medicare Advantage rather than your actual prescription insurance and it pretty much is always a headache. Always.

You know what since I’ve got a ton of new followers because my post on puberty blockers took off and people apparently want to see me rant, I’m gonna get up on my soapbox for a PSA for tumblr’s aging userbase.

Do not! Get! A Medicare Advantage plan!

Tell your parents not to get one. Tell your aunts and uncles not to get one. Tell your friends not to get one.

Why is that, you might say? Kouri, what is a Medicare Advantage plan, you might say?

tl;dr Medicare is the government healthcare plan for Americans of a certain age or with certain disabilities. It is owned, administered, and operated by the government. You are entitled, if you wish, to outsource your Medicare and have your policy run by a commercial group, such as United HealthCare, Cigna, Aetna, et cetera.

Here’s how it works: For everyone who signs up for, say, a plan that rhymes with Figna Medicare Advantage, Medicare gives Figna a certain amount of money and says ‘use this to take care of this patient’.

You can see where this is going, right? Figna says ‘sure boss! *wink nudge*’ and then shoves as much of that money into their own pockets as possible, and they do that by finding excuses to NOT pay for your medical care.

Medicare Advantage plans are pushed and marketed heavily. They’ll call you. They’ll set up stands in your PCP office to try to encourage you to buy in. They will say things like ‘with Medicare, you have to pay a 20% coinsurance, but with us you only have a 10% coinsurance’ and completely neglect to tell you that having a smaller coinsurance only matters if they approve the fucking care that you need, which often they won’t (while Medicare would have) and if your doctors are willing to accept it, which often they don’t (while they do accept Medicare).

Is Medicare perfect? Absolutely not! I've got my share of bones to pick with them. But simply put:

Medicare is government administered. It is a service. It costs the government money, which is why the GOP is always trying to cut funding to it. Medicare Advantage is corporately administered. It is supposed to make money. Which gives them incentives to deny your care and fuck you over that Medicare simply does not have.

Do not. Get. A Medicare Advantage Plan.

[black-quadrant]

RE: aging - I found my first gray hairs at 21 (almost 24 now!) and I'm so excited! My mom never got to have a full head of gray hair so I want to celebrate all of the ones I get! It's like I've got starlight in my hair!

this fills me with such joy. I suggest sprinkling on gold glitter for peak cosmic aesthetic. ✨✨✨

[enden-k]

AHHH THEY'RE SO CUTE❤️❤️

"Whos your favorite amygdala character?"

"Sarans tentacles 🫶"

hehe they (its saran) rlly are cute huh, taking care of vika and making heart eyes at him <3

[humming-fly]

I was gonna joke that now the REAL treat is imagining Greed!Shadow but then I thought about how that hedgehog would look as the Ultimate Shield and I wand to forget that image

pfdsKLT I mean there's metal sonics so I bet there's a metal shadow lemme check

okay I don't think metal shadow exists shockingly but it doesn't matter shadow's fucked up brother eclipse works just as well

[gaia-mix-nicolosi]

I thought there should be alien star guardians

evil trembles before The Star Guardian: Guardian of The Stars

Aika from I Don't Want To Be A Magical Girl by @kianamaiart! Love this girl sm

[hyperbali]

2, 7, 10, 16 for Deja/Emmrich

Been so damn long since I actually posted any art that I knew I needed to do doodles for this ask meme!

This was the one with the Rook & Partner questions. I'm open to more for Deja and Emmrich or [bard] and Lucanis

2. When does the partner realize that they're in love with Rook?

Dejana tends to keep to herself most of the time - this was the case even with the Mourn Watch, which was part of why her background seemed to be made of such fantastical and mysterious rumors, since everyone just speculated. She has what most would call a resting bitch face. (Emmrich tries to just call it... stoicism.)

When the group starts the book club, though, they learn that Deja tends to emote... a lot.... when she reads. She'll laugh, or gasp, or groan, or cry - stories seem to tap into a part of her and break down that placid wall, even just for a little while.

And Emmrich really likes what he sees.

7. Are they a physically affectionate couple? Are they fine displaying those affections in public or do they prefer to be in private? If they're not, how do they prefer to show their love instead?

Emmrich was a little worried about possibly being too overbearing, especially when Deja seemed to get so shy whenever he so much as held her hand - and they have to dance around the subject a bit before she finally admits that even though she gets flustered, she does like it when he's affectionate with her. He's more than happy to oblige.

In other regards, she's... a little more daring.

10. Do they have any nicknames for each other? Who uses terms of endearment more?

Yes, and naturally it's poetic romantic Emmrich.

16. How did your Rook react to getting trapped in the Fade and separated from their partner?

Well, obviously it was bad. They'd just had that awful fight before they left for the battle, and she'd stopped him before he could properly apologize because she didn't want to get into it in front of the others, and then...

So yes, there's that, but being trapped in the Fade also brings her face-to-face with not only her own regrets, but those of the shade of Flemeth that's been holding on since she was a preteen. And one of those regrets was... trying to take hold of the mind of a young girl who'd wandered off into an ancient ruin by herself.

That girl's name wasn't Ingellvar, it was Amell. She wasn't abandoned and alone, she had family that loved her--

Don't go off on your own, Dejana!

Be careful with magic you don't understand, Dejana!

There are monsters out there in the gloom, Dejana...

Deja, where did you go?

Deja, what have you done?

[moodymisty]

Ey, one serving of fluff comin right up.

A serf spending an entire year making a Primarch sized fire drake stuffie in their free time for Lord Vulcan. He seemed like he could use something to cuddle. Before leaving it near his door when it's finished with a little green bow around it's neck.

AWWWWWWW this is so cute;;;;

[biteofcherry]

Maybe you've answered this before, sorry if that's the case 😬 do the couples in RG have day collars (subs and doms)? And if yes, what kind are they wearing? ☺️

I don't remember being asked about that before 😊

In Ruby Garden collars depend on the couple.

Birdie doesn't wear a day collar of any kind and she rarely wears one for a scene, because something around her throat makes her panic a little. She likes Andy's hand on her neck and will occasionally handle something soft like a silk scarf, but nothing more. They might consider a longer, delicate necklace with a small padlock, maybe.

Steve definitely puts a day collar on Darling. He chooses something beautiful and soft, which would make her feel comfortable and special at the same time. A fabric like velvet maybe, with stunning jewelry detail. And then also a beautiful jewelry collar for when she feels like being all glam.

Pumpkin wears a collar that's like a combo of "harsh dungeon" vibe with the stylish, rich sophistication that Lloyd loves to spoil himself (and his sub) with. I can imagine some combination of black leather with solid gold.

Fawn loves wearing a collar for the scenes, but not so much a day collar. However, she wears the bracelets Curtis and Bucky gifted her (they are subtly stylized, but wide like the cuffs for scenes).

Nick's collar for Bonbon is of the jewelry kind, like a necklace, but in a form of solid ring with a small padlock as a clasp and a diamond encrusted ring in the front. And yes, Nick is the one to put it on her every morning and take it off every evening, because the moment they agreed for the collar it meant Bonbon and him were ready to go into their relationship full in, including the 24/7 power exchange (within their agreed limits).

Leaf gets a new collar every few months, because Ransom treats them more like ways to spoil her than just solidify their D/s dynamic. And yes, they're the jewelry kind of collars.

Cherie would wear a day collar as long as it's pretty and shiny 😆 She would wear it for the sheer bling itself, though it also gives her that great reminder that Ari loves her and isn't tired of her. I can also imagine Ari putting a necklace on Cherie that he can tighten it into a leash if she misbehaves. 😈

[nuka-rockit]

some more good ones

Just found out there's a group on inaturalist dedicated to showcasing the silliest observations

[ebi-noodle-doodles]

Someday will you bring back Fat Cat Miku... that's my favorite miku fanart EVER... She's so Kitty

ฅ^•ﻌ•^ฅ

[britishmuffin]

Would love to see your take on kataang in their late teens or early twenties just being adorable!

Here's a speedy doodle of them all a little older with some mild kataang, if that suits you, anon c:

The gaang is teaching Zuko how to have friends!!!

[mulderscully]

What is spn

anon you have no idea how special this message is

[ashes-in-a-jar]

The face of a being with only a wind storm between their ears, moments before unleashing it unto the world

nimble, a border collie-papillon mix, wins the 12” class in the 2024 masters agility championship. the first time a mixed breed has won at westminster ever.