#so people are trying to help where they cna

[ipoddymouth]

i think the thing that annoys me so much about matty discourse is that its starting to feel like people are pinning the entire concept of race relations on him. as if matty healy watching gross fetish porn is the only thing keeping my black ass from being seen as equal. 

like sooooooo much fucking coverage on one (1) man and i kinda get it bc what the fuck else are entertainment companies going to talk about but its also like......he is not even in the top three-digit number list of reasons why black people are down bad in this country. like yes thank you for riding against porn or whatever BUT lets also not forget to redirect our attention and find ways to help all oppressed individuals!!! like its starting to feel like people are only doing this shit so they can a) seem like The Perfect Activist online while doing jack shit irl and b) protect their fave from any criticism by pushing and hoping and praying for a breakup so that they can have a Perfect Activist celeb to stan again and not have to worry about their own controversial, problematic, and potentially offensive beliefs.

tearing someone down isn’t the same as lifting someone up lgrejgaeg like taylor and matty break up but bc y’all hold up a ‘matty’s racist pls dump him :(’ sign at her show and then life goes back to the way it was -- and then people will find a new famous person to blame all of society’s failings on despite not actually making the world a better place 

[skyloftian-nutcase]

Four sighed, taking a sip of his beer as he looked at the embers glowing and crackling in Time’s fire pit. “I hate seeing people in pain and not being able to do anything about it.”

Sky glanced at his friend, wondering where that statement came from. Nobody said anything for a moment, and then Legend piped up.

“Yet you chose to work in a surgical-trauma ICU where everyone is in pain all the time,” he quipped with a little playful smirk to take the edge of the sarcasm.

Warriors snickered, leaning back in his chair, beer bottle held lazily between his fingers. Sky almost laughed at the sight of it, recalling that he and Hyrule had been refilling the bottle with water after their friend’s first drink. The army nurse hadn’t commented on the matter.

“Oh shut up,” Four laughed as well. “I know I set myself up for this. But I… I wanted to help. And I wanted to do nursing that made me feel like I was thinking through puzzles and able to focus on as few patients as possible so I could really get into taking care of things. And I like the thrill of it. But…”

He trailed off a moment, looking around at the group relaxing by the fire pit. Twilight paused briefly in the act of throwing another log on the fire, glancing at Four, before finishing the action, sending sparks showering into the air briefly. Time and Malon watched Four quietly, bundled together under a plaid blanket, Malon’s head on Time’s shoulder. Warriors perked up from his slumped position, head tilting towards the ICU nurse while Legend’s playful smile faded. Wild and Wind paused from eating their s’mores to give Four their attention while Hyrule sat up from where he’d been laying in a burrito of blankets on the grass.

Sky watched Four try to ask what he wanted, and as much as he wanted to prompt his friend he knew to wait.

“Does it ever get better?” Four finally asked. “The compassion fatigue. I’ve only been in nursing a short while and I can already feel it. Am… am I done?”

Sky bit his tongue, remembering when he’d asked Legend a similar question. But Sky had been through a war and had been flying sick, injured, and dying patients for years now. Four was still a fairly new nurse, wasn’t he?

He supposed it didn’t matter. Everyone’s exposure and experience was different. Four very clearly was uneasy about this.

Warriors spoke up first, sitting up. “It comes and goes, buddy.”

“Sometimes you just have to stop and remember they’re people,” Legend added. “We… you know, when everyone’s worst day is your workday you have to shut it off. It’s not…”

“We have to protect ourselves,” Sky picked up for his dear friend. “We suffer when they suffer. But if you let it get to you then you can’t focus on helping them. You’re not a bad person for doing that. For…”

Well. Were they bad people for feeling nothing when their patients were in pain?

Honestly, Sky knew there wasn’t a single person in this group who felt absolutely nothing. They just redirected what they felt into something else. Dark jokes to make a bad situation funny, frustration to turn strong emotions into rambling with coworkers… they all felt it somehow.

But it did make it hard to remember who they were taking care of sometimes.

Sky was grateful he just flew his helicopter. He wasn’t sure he could tolerate much more exposure than that, honestly.

“I don’t know if it ever gets better,” Warriors finally said. “It’s kind of just something you learn to live with.”

“I’ve seen nurses who have all the compassion in the world,” Twilight noted. “But I also have no idea how they do it, honestly.”

“Oh, you mean like you, Mr Biggest Bleeding Heart in the Room?” Legend remarked. “I bet you’re everyone’s favorite CNA over there. I don’t know how the hell you deal with sick kids day in and out.”

“It’s a lot easier when you’re the tech walking in and out of the room instead of the nurse responsible for that kid’s life,” Twilight argued mildly. “I mean, I do get attached and I want to take care of all of them, but I’m also so spread out it makes encounters shorter. So like… I don’t know, not as much burnout I guess. Except for the chronic kids.”

“Well, techs make a hell of a difference,” Four noted. “I’d be so screwed without you guys.”

“Back to the point,” Twilight frowned, waving a dismissive hand. “I’m sure even the kindest nurses have moments when they just can’t let themselves get hurt anymore. You’re not a jerk for being worn out from constantly watching people suffer.”

“What’s important, love, is getting out and having moments like this,” Malon piped up. “You boys all tend to self isolate when you’re not working, and all that does is make work your entire life. Take time for yourself but go out in the world too. We’re all here for each other. That’s why we had this tonight.”

Four sighed a little, glancing down at the fire. Sky elbowed him teasingly, smiling. “Hey. You can’t be any worse than Legend.”

The travel nurse perked up, face flushing and eyes wide with irritation as Warriors wheezed. “HEY!”

Everyone started to laugh while Legend rolled his eyes and threw his hands in the air. But Sky knew it was just theatrics; after all, he and Legend had talked about this very thing a few weeks ago.

Healthcare broke people. They all knew that. But a little crack here and there could be supported, one person holding the other up. Sky wasn’t sure how long any of them could last in any one area, but he knew they’d try to make it work.

[marymary-diva17]

Less favorite twin

neteyam x twin sister reader + sully family

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Being a twin was supposed to be something that was good and amazing, a special bond between to people that no one else will understand. How was that bond when one of the twins is love and welcome then the other child, well that was something one set of twins was facing. The twins of toruk makto neteyam and his baby sister, were the first ever twins born in their clan but they had never been treated as well. Neteyam is the golden child and love by everyone as he is the oldest and the clan future, while you had been seen as less favorite turn and had no chance of being the future of the clan. Being the less favorite twin was something that hurt deeply while seeing your brother and sibling get love, you wish you had gotten the same love as well.

y/n " ......." you are sitting on the grass in the forests not in a good mood, at the moment as something bad had happened today for you. There was some conflict between you and some others kids who were bullying you at the moment. You had take off when their words had become to hurtful and you couldn't take it anymore.

y/n "I'm not a freak and I'm my parents daughter even due I might not look like mom and neteyam, I'm still a sully" your eyes were getting watery as you were remembering all the words that kids had said towards you. They were very painful and hurt deep listen to them pick on your because you were different from them and everyone else around you.

Y/n " I'm such a fool to try to even to be friends with anyone, why did I think this time will be different" You had tried to join some groups of teen girl and help them with the task, but like always it seems like you were unwanted. The rest of your siblings were accepted into groups but you didn't seem to be wanted by anyone at the moment.

y/n " going crying to dad, mom, and grandmother will take them away from their responsibilities the clan or my siblings, and everyone else needs them more then me"

navi boy 1 " oh look it the freak crying all alone"

y/n " leave me alone I haven't done anything to anyone"

navi girl " you are a demon and will never be one of us no matter how hard you try" the group was getting close to you but you had decided to walk away from them.

navi boy 2 " look at your hands and face you are not even true navi like neteyam, no matter what you do no one will never see you as one of us"

y/n " you tell lies I'm one of people"

navi girl 2 " no you are not neteyam is one of the people you are not" you turned away from the group walking away from them but it seems like they were following.

navi boy 3 " I heard from my dad that your brother future mate will be tshaik or your baby sister you will never be tshaik"

y/n " ......."

navi boy 3 " oh so it true maybe someone in the clan or else where will be. better tshaik then the likes of you, a girl with demon blood"

y/n " I'm not a demon and you have not reason to hate me"

navi girl 2 " it because you share the blood with the demons that have ruined our lives"

y/n " so those my family"

navi girl " they are better navi then you will ever be well tuk and neteyam, kiri and loak are freaks like you as well" you soon looked at the girl scaring her.

y/n " you can talk bad about me all you want but don't you dare speak poorly about my siblings one more word, and I will finally tell my father and grandmother we will see what happens next I'm done being nice to you all" the teens seem not to like that you stood up to them and told them you will be telling your father and grandmother.

y/n " now leave me alone and find something else to do and we cna forget any of this happened" you soon looked at them and turned around walking away, you were running on tree branches high up. Doing some collecting and exploring you had thought you were alone. It was far away from home that not that many people will be around.

y/n " wow that a far drop I can't even see the ground, maybe I should find a way to get across" there was a gap between two tree branches and the drop was very far. You had seen a vine and you were going to grab it.

????? " learn your place freak" you were confused about who was speak and when you turn around to see who was there, you felt someone or something push you with good amount of force. You couldn't see who pushed you as you fall all the way down, you had bene able to grab the vine for safety but it didn't keep you safe from all the harm that will come once hit a couple other branch breaking them and hitting the ground.

y/n " ahhh" you had let out a scream of pain as you are laying in the forest pain everything hurt.

???? " you were supposed to scare her idiot not push her"

???? " well I didn't mean to push her I didn't see the drop"

???? " is all your fault"

???? " it was your idea"

y/n " ahhh" you had tried getting up but it hurt moving and you screamed in pain.

????? " we need to leave now" you soon heard someone running away help was not coming for you. After a while of laying down on the ground you soon got up from the ground, you were hissing in pain. You had cuts and bruise on your body and it felt like something had broken as well.

y/n " I have to get home I cant get home... ahh" you had tried to climb the vine and head home that way, as it will be quicker maybe bit to hurt to move your arm.

y/n " ahh" you felt so much pain it was enough to make tears run down your face. You couldn't give up as it was not safe for you to be staying here in pain as creatures were anywhere that could, do you harm you soon. So you started hearing home hoping to get there before anything else happened to you.

y/n " ......." soon it started raining even adding worst addition to your day. You had taken small breaks as you were resting the pain was getting to you.

y/n " almost home" soon night time had fallen it was very hard walking home when you injured badly, you felt like you were getting sick as well and your injured seem to hurt a bit more as well.

????? " y/n" you head your name getting called but you could tell from where right now.

y/n " over here I'm over here"

???? " sis" you soon saw neteyam coming running towards you smile grew on your face.

y/n " bey big bro" neteyam soon reach you and saw you were badly hurt.

neteyam " she over here I found here she over here"

??? " sis" you soon saw lo'ak as she reach you as well she saw neteyam supporting you. he soon race to your other side that when he saw you were hurt as well.

Lo'ak " dad she over here" you soon saw Jake running towards you and he looked worried you were never late coming home, when you left the village.

Jake " baby girl ... what happened" you soon saw tsu'tey and spider racing after him with a few others well.

y/n " hey dad I ......" before you could say anything else you passed out but you heard voice calling your name and someone telling your caught you.

hours later

y/n " ummm" you soon opened your eyes to see you were in medical tent.

norm " y/n your awake someone go get Jake and the family" one of the avatar left the tent.

y/n " hey uncle norm"

norm " hey sweetie it good to see you are awake" soon the tent flap door had swig open it was your mom and dad, they soon saw you netyiri race towards you.

neytiri " ma y/n you are okay" neytiri was hugging you and kissing your forehead.

Jake " honey gentle with her"

y/n " hey mom and dad"

Jake " hey how are you feeling abby girl"

y/n " better now why I'm here"

Jake " well you passed out honey and we rushed you here where norm and the other were able to help you with the aid of your grandmother" Jake had placed a comforting hand on his daughter.

Neytiri “ when you don’t come home we become worried when the storm started, I thought you were taking cover until the rain dyed down … but when you didn’t arrive when the sun went down we all become worried”

y/n “ I’m sorry mom and dad I didn’t mean to worry you and everyone”

Jake “ there nothing to be worried about baby girl we are happy you are safe” neytiri and Jake had looked at each other your injuries had worried everyone.

????? “ y/n” soon tuk had come dashing the tent and straight for a hug.

y/n " oww hey tuk"

neytiri " tuk be gentle with her she still healing"

tuk " yes mama sorry y/n"

y/n " it okay I happy to see you as well"

Jake " where are your brothers, sister and spider"

tuk " they went to go get some stuff for y/n they said they will come back right away" as soon tuk had finished her sentence when the rest of your sibling soon showed up, but they were not alone they came with the teens who were bothering you early today.

kiri " sister you are awake" kiri soon went towards you while the boys were making the teen stay.

y/n " hey sis"

Jake " what going on here"

neteyam " dad these kids were with y/n when she so called had taken a fall, they were talking about it and this one pushed her" neteyam soon pushed one of the boys forwards.

neytiri " you dare hurt my daughter"

Jake " tsutey and tares locate this kids parents and bring them here" tsutey and tarsem had nodded their heads and soon left to get these kids parents.

bully " we didn't mean any harm it was small prank"

netyeam " don't you dare lie you done worst to my sister, and you stand here and lie"

lo'ak " we caught them talking about it and trying to find someone else to blame, it seems like they were going to frame one of the humans here or avatars"

spider " they tried to escape and talk their way out of it but we brought them here"

Jake " y/n tell me what happened"

neytiri " ma daughter speak the truth"

y/n " they have been bullying me for a while now I was to scared to tell anyone at the moment and I didn't wish to be bothersome to anyone as well" your family looked at you shocked by your words they all soon looked at the kids, as their parents had been brought.

mo'at " ma granddaughter you are awake thank your great mother"

y/n " hello grandmother"

neytiri " mother there are some issues we need to address one of them being an issues of bullying that seems to be going on, as my daughter has been bullied by these kids and I think there are others" mo'at had looked at the families he was not very happy about the situation either as she looked at all of them.

Jake " now tell me my daughter why have these kids been bullying you"

y/n " they say I'm a freak and I'm not true navi they even questioned if I'm even a true sully, them with a few others call me the lesser twin"

neytiri " how dare you question my daughter you have no rights to that"

mo'at " my daughter"

neytiri " yes mother" you soon went on to explain even more of the treatment you have bene facing from others in the clan, and this made everyone who cared about you mad.

Jake " I can't banish you all right now as my daughter as asked for that not to happened, but for now on you and your families are forbidden from being anywhere near my daughter or speaking to her until future noticed"

bully father " that can't ..."

neytiri " we can kick you all out if you want that over that"

bully father " no we will take that punishment"

Jake " good and it seems like the humans and avatar wish to not have a relationship with you all as well until future notice or ever, after hearing what you all think of them and trying to frame them as well"

bully mom " we understand"

bully 2 mom " we arr sorry for the harm that came to your daughter Toruk makto"

Jake " take them all away I will be address the clan tomorrow and ending this treatment of my daughter and everyone else I will not have, this in my clan anymore"

mo'at " I have some words I will love to say as well"

tarsem " yes come on let get going all of you"

tsutey " get well kid"

y/n " yes sir" the bullies and their families were soon taken away leaving you with your family and spider.

neteyam " sis what they say is wrong you are not the lesser twin or anything else bad you are amazing and my sister"

kiri " yeah you are special to us and without you we won't be the same"

y/n " thank you guys"

Jake " if this ever happen again coming straight to me or your mom, and will help you and you are never a bothersome" Jake had kissed your forehead making you smile at him.

y/n " yes dad I promise"

neytiri " good get some sleep ma daughter you have been threw enough today"

y/n " yes mom"

neteyam " dad and mom can we spend the night here with y/n tonight after all she been through"

Jake " yes you kids can stay here with her we will be back here in the morning"

tuk " yeah sleepover" everyone laughs at tuk comment everyone soon went to bed that night, your siblings had made a promise to always be there for you and you will always be there for them. Your father did make announcement the next day and address the problems with everyone and he made it clear, if anyone issues like this come up they will be punished for their actions no matter their crime or action. you had started feeling better thanks to the help and love of everyone around you. You were no longer the less twin or lesser twin you had finally be able to make a name for yourself within the clan and prove your self even moe as time went by for you.

[andhumanslovedstories]

I wanted to tell you about a good part of my day for solidarity and nursing appreciation reasons. I'm a PT in a SNF and today's highlight was a toilet transfer, and getting to work with the patient's regular LVN who was as delighted about it as I was.

For background, this patient has not been on a good trajectory lately. Decreasing alertness, decreasing time out of bed, not really eating or drinking. It's getting to the point where all her family members are going way out of their way to visit as much as possible. The last two times I got her to sit up, she was sitting for less than five minutes before needing to lie back down.

So it was a pretty big deal that she spent most of today up in her wheelchair, and that she agreed to practice transfers when I asked. I got her to go to the edge of the bed (she can't spend too much time sitting up without Consequences), and she's like, "I need to use the bathroom." "Okay, do you want to try to walk there?" And she says sure, and she walks to the bathroom and I get her onto the toilet and lean out the door to find a CNA to help. There are no CNAs. They are serving dinner in the dining hall. The only person around is the LVN, so I tell her the situation, sort of resigning myself to having to do the cleaning and get the patient back to bed alone, because this isn't really something the LVNs would normally do. Our staffing ratios pretty much mean they don't tend to have time to do anything that could be done by a CNA.

And the LVN says to me, incredulous but delighted, "she's on the toilet? How did she get there?" And comes to help with this big grin that doesn't go away the whole time we're getting the patient cleaned up and into bed, because this task that could be an unpleasant imposition is made into something so joyful by caring about this patient and getting to see her doing well.

And then I looked at the clock, and welp. Guess I'm billing the max minutes allowed for this. Worth it.

oh I love this!! the absolute joy of a patient who is normally bedbound in a place that isn't the bed!! ugh I love PT, I think it represents one of the best parts of healthcare (the part that's like, what if people got better? and improved?? and didn't just lie in bed getting weaker and weaker and weaker???) one of the downsides of night shift is that I am never there at the same time as PT, but you guys do such incredible work.

[aristia-pjoheadcanons]

HOO Crew - Argo Headcanons

Headcanons of the Heroes of Olympus cast on Argo II.

I´d like to imagine that they had bonding activities Behind-The-Scene, just so they can understand how each person works and figure out their strengths.

UNO, TWISTER, SPIN THE BOTTLE, TRUTH OR DARE, WOULD YOU RATHER- ANY GAMES AVAILABLE. Leo has thought of it all.

Connor and Travis probably snuck in theri prank supplies for them to use. Annabeth and Piper wouldnt mind pranking the boys - swapping theri shampoos and making them smell different. (small pranks that only they notice)

Percy and Frank are just confused why the duo is giggling and sneaking glances during breakfast.

Hazel wouldnt want to miss out, having the ourage to just walk into Annabeths/Pipers room "Hey, what are you guys up to?" and joining on the fun.

Making strategic plans for every duo, trio, and combining different people together for every scenario. My girls would think of everything, Annabeth taking the leader-role. Plan a way to attack a monster, with FRANKXANNABETH LEOXANNABETH, PERCYXJASON - Like I said, different combinations of people and figuring out the best choices.

Frank and Annabeth are the most versatile out of everyone. They can be combined with everyone. Percy, Jason and Leo have some drawbacks-since theyre used to doing things in their own tempo even though they have already been on a quest with people they cna easily defeat a monster by themselves. Piper and Annabeth decided to work together - a girl with emotions as her weakness (her pride) x a stubborn girl that ran away from her emotions but is forced to see it as her strength (because of the abilitiy Aphrodite gave). Piper being the best medeator, the balance that holds the glue but can also need reassurance - if the stress is too much she needs support.

Annabeth, Frank, Jason combo would work but would be somewhat slow since theyre all leaders and have great minds-but they have different POVs of things and can often fall into a deep discussion-which you often dont have time for on the battlefield. its not like they argue, but theyre the types of people to think very deeply for every plan. Jason would see the strategic side of Frank and invite him inside his cabinroom, because he can see a leader inside of him. Then, Jason would invite him to join his and Annabeths planning.

Piper and Percy would be awkward at first, until they start talking about monsters theyve fought. Percy loves the stories Piper tells, because they always have wisdom and something to learn from. Her stories helped him understand that every situation different perspetives if youre willing to see it. It taught him patience & tolerance. Instead of being quick to anger, control is important-perhaps thats why he could control the poison in Misery, Pipers teaching helped his powers grow in a different way.

Leo having insecurity issues, would struggle to fit in with the others. I see him almost as a self pitying character, but he denies any self pity at the same time. With Hazel and funnily enough, Frank he would see strength. More on this later.

Nico would sit on the highest branch on the ship. Frank would fly and give him a blanket and silently sit there as a bird. Nico would only eat grapes, Hazel would always offer food and Nico would smell it and say it smells nice but never eat it. "When you eat, I feel full" he would say to try to reassure her.

Percy wouldnt mind letting people use his room as a way to hangout, but the problem would be cleaning up after sleepovers. Leo has snacks stashed everywhere, where not even Coach Hedge can ge this hands on. They would all be on a sugar high and have a hard time sleeping afterwards.

You would think that it is the girls who gossip in theri room the most but NOO its the boys. They all gossip about someone or something. And they live for it. They would try to invite Nico but since he would say no, they just make sure to gossip where Nico is sitting so that he can atleast hear. The girls would be downstairs and the guys would be on deck talking smack about some bitch in the past.

Jason and Percys dynamic would be fine, but they would butt heads for no reason. Which could mostly be due to stress and not sleeping well. I just dont really see them fighting over any leader spot, since WiseGirl is there to take that role.

[trippy-maskow]

MorningMark Needs to take a break.

Listen, I've been and probably many others this too.

@moringmark needs to take a break. Atleast from The Owl House if not from comic's for his own mental health.

It cna be seen in the quality of his comics, mainly in writing.

Yes, there's the nonsense fluff, the romance, the comedy. The now post-finale adult stuff with kids.

But I want to talk about some stuff that I think could be harmful and a mockery to the LGBTQIA+ community.

NOTE: I do NOT think Mark did these intentionally. I think it is both being uniformed, burnt out out, and jsut trying to pump out comics fast to satisfy the fanbase, so he doesn't have much tiem research.

Either way, onto the first topic/comic I will speak of.

While it is sweet that Mark shows support in Pride month, he did it while basically not only comparing the struggles of the LGBT community to that of 'fighting a cartoon villian' , and that comparing our fight to that of TOH, is as if all we have to do is 'fight an evil guy' to win.

Which is false, and a bad dangerous mindset. As that is the mindset thsoe against us want.

As, if we kill one of the bigots, there will still be other bigots out htere.

It's best to just try to help them understand.

As they aren't doing this "for the sake of being evil" . it's because they are afraid of what don't understand, and are stuck in their old ways are thus a bit stubborn to try to understand.

But there ARE people who are willing to listen.

Not to mention, comparing our struggles to that of defeating a fictional cartoon villian is pure mockery. I'm sorry. The amount of people that die, and get beaten daily and get disowned jsut because they love the opposite gender, or they where born different ect. It's awful. And to compare that to that of defeating a cartoon is jsut infuriating.

Then there's the second topic/comic I want to talk about.

The whole idea that someone could figure out their sexuality/gender from a test especially a 'yes or no' test is just false.

It is a very bad thing to say especially with a following that has a ton of kids and young teens.

You figure your Identity out yourself through research, looking at yourself, looking at past events ect. And sometimes you dont fit right withing a perfect box, because sexualities and genders are very complex!

Only YOU can figure yourself out.

Not a test, not a quiz, no one but YOU.

As I said before, I'm not accusing Mark of anything. I simply think Mark should take a break as I can tell looking at his work from around a year ago that he seems burnt out. I mean Mark, you're cracking out comics EVERY DAY. Take a break.

And please next time ask someone (multiple people if you can) or do your one research before doing stuff on the LGBTQIA+ community. It's far better than going in blind assuming things are true or alright.

You're one of the most impactful member of the community right now, so please be careful.

Take care.

[gaybd1]

Taiwan FAQ [Updated 2024/5/26]

[See the 5/28 updated here]

[Photo credit CNA/Taiwan News]

[Image ID: A large crowd of Taiwanese protestors, many holding signs in Chinese displaying their criticism of current legislative goings on. Rather than focusing on individuals, the photo focuses on the size of the crowd. The crowd fills a wide avenue and disappears into the horizon. There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people pictured. /. End ID]

As Taiwan continues to strive to protect its autonomy and democracy, it is my goal to spread accurate, firsthand information about its current events worldwide with the aid of reblogs from people who also support democracy.

Here is a list I’ve compiled of basic questions and answers, and more importantly, further reading to help worldwide English speakers to understand Taiwan’s history and current situation.

One of the biggest weapons the PRC (China) is currently using right now is misinformation meant to confuse international audiences and deter support of Taiwan (ROC). I find it INCREDIBLY important that we start doing all we can to fight that.

FAQs

Acronyms/political parties explained (PRC/ROC/KMT/TPP/DPP)

How new is democracy in Taiwan?

Is Taiwan a part of China?/Does China control Taiwan?

Is Taiwan recognized internationally?

What was the Wild Lily Movement?

What was the Sunflower Movement?

What is the Bluebird Movement? / What is going on right now? / What are the details of the legislative reforms the KMT/TPP are trying to pass?

Why does the Bluebird Movement matter so much?

What is the Legislative Yuan?

Important names to know in the LY

Can the president veto these reforms?

Is the Bluebird Movement focused on China’s recent military actions?

What has China been doing militarily in recent years?

What did President Lai recently say to provoke China?

Is it illegal for foreigners to protest in Taiwan?

Should foreigners protest in Taiwan?

How to use Chinese-language resources as an English-speaker/Keywords to search in order to do so

What can I do to support Taiwan from abroad?

Further Resources

Talk from 5/25 on the current situation

Politics of Taiwan on Wikipedia (Government of the Republic of China on Wikipedia)

Post-WWII History of Taiwan on Wikipedia

Cross-Strait Relations on Wikipedia

Brian Hioe, journalist on Twitter (New Bloom Magazine)

Aurora Chang, activist on Twitter

Erin Hale on Twitter

James Hsieh on Twitter (Chinese-language)

Autum Huang on Twitter (Chinese-language)

It’s important to note that a lot of recent mobilization has been happening on Threads but I am not active there

Taiwan Plus (English news)

Taiwan News (English news)

CNA Focus Taiwan (English news)

TVBS World Taiwan (English news)

When reading global news media about current events in Taiwan, I urge you to look into an article/tweet’s author, their country of origin, and where they are based

Here’s the Taiwan tag on my blog

[csuitebitches]

On your becoming more well read: what are some reliable somewhat accurate news apps you’d recommend? Also can you make a post on books to read?

The reality is that no media is fully reliable. There’s no such thing as fully accurate reporting. The best we can do is read everything with a pinch of salt.

The next bit could be a little controversial but it is something everyone needs to hear.

In order to form opinions, you must be able to read and consume all sides and spectrums.

That means reading left wing AND right wing news, no matter how aggravating either are.

You can’t tell good journalism from bad journalism unless and until you’ve experienced both. The same way, you cannot form opinions about a certain topic until you’ve seen all major sides to the topic.

Having said that:

News:

* Annual Review (website) : academic articles, short academic articles, popular articles

* CNA Luxury (website) : all things lifestyle, luxury, fashion, food, living

* BBC

* CNN

* Fox News

* Medium (for personal opinions and weird reads)

* Bloomberg

* Wall Street journal

* Yahoo finance

* New York Times

* Google news app (great if you want to quickly consume news without spending too much time)

* The rest are specific to my native country and my native language

Newsletters:

* Bloomberg open and close (markets and finance)

* Emerging tech brew (technology)

* Morningbrew

* CFO brew (because I’m interested in finance)

* Seedtable (this is the best newsletter you could subscribe to if you wanted to subscribe to just one. It’s business and entrepreneurship related but it’s very diverse- biotech, healthcare, money… it’s fabulous. A man called Gonz Sanchez sends the newsletter).

* A couple of others which are personal and selective because I belong to a certain HNI business organisation because of my family

Being well read doesn’t just meaning the act of reading in today’s world. You have to know things, people and communities.

Other methods:

I’m constantly on the look out for events, conferences and networking opportunities. Regardless of whether it’s virtual or in person (I appreciate both). The said organisation I’m a part of arranges some of the best, most influential personalities in the world to come and talk (I attended a business conference where Mona Kattan spoke; another one where Terry Crews spoke about failures; so you get my point about how big these things are).

If you don’t know where to start, I’d say start with asking your bank. Banks in my country tend to host events, lectures and conferences and as your account grows, your access to selective conferences gets stronger.

Another avenue is work; college; university, you know the usual. Ask your boss if they know of any work related conferences happening.

Look up online to see what’s happening as well in your city. Museums often host events too.

Try attending a wide range of events - art, classical music, finance, motivational speaking, history, religion - it will shape you up a lot.

Charity/ volunteer work is another solid way. You need to interact with a lot of people. Choose what you truly like - is it nature, animals, children, old people, education? Do what you gravitate to naturally. And do it because you genuinely want to help, not just for networking and brownie points.

And I’ll definitely make a reading list sometime :)

Edit: I’ve created a free newsletter with the intention of making you well-read with minimal effort on your side. Sign up here! Launch: 8th January 2023.

[theoceanoasis]

Hot rod & soundwave in the middle of battle with soundwave finding hot rod heavy and full of sparklings.

He was what the autobots were trying to keep hidden, him and the few other bots carrying.

Soundwave made sure to relay visual feed to Megatron before taking Hot rod for himself at Megatrons call for a retreat.

Now that they knew autobots had carrying bots Megatron could lift the law of no carrying. He only placed it because autobots would offline carrying decepticons in efforts to keep their numbers low.

With an even playing field, he could allow his soldiers to breed to their sparks content and what better way to reward his communications officer than to allow him to have the bot he wants most of all?

Soundwave overriding the other mechs cna

Recently he'd discovered the Autobots secret base. He thought it was filled with secret weapons and important supplies. Which is why the Decepticons needed to destroy it. Because of the weapons they couldn't just bomb it. Instead they needed to take over the base and take control of those weapons so they could be used for their cause.

The plan had been going perfectly. They were inside the building taking out the last few Autobots who were defending a room with their lives. He'd never seen them fight so viciously until then and it made him wonder what was inside. Taking down the last Autobot, he opened the door and froze. Instead of weapons they found people.

It was a horrible sight. They were chained and obviously carrying. Left in the cold dark where they must have been freezing. However that wasn't the worst part. It was the energon spilled. He looked around in disgust. The Autobots had killed them. All of them were dead, with their bodies covered in holes.

"What now?"

Someone nearby asked and he didn't know what to say. Not at first, he was still in shock. He knew the Autobots had no problem killing carrying bots. They'd killed many Decepticons who'd been carrying, but this was disgusting. They'd obviously been using them for breeding purposes. Forcing them to have sparklings with their captors.

"I don't trust the Autobots with their bodies who knows what they will do."

Around him his fellow Decepticons nodded and walked inside. He followed them picking up the dead and taking them out.

Scanning the bodies he froze in shock recognizing one of the faces. It was a rebel from Nyon named Hot Rod. They'd occasionally hook up when he was given missions there by Ratbat. He never knew he was a carrier. Then again that's not something you'd want to advertise especially nowadays.

He looked him over. Noticing he didn't have a sparkling bump. He didn't know if that was from starvation of if the sparkling wasn't very far along. Not that it mattered now.

He went to pick him up. Wanting to honor his friend with a proper funeral. Only to gasp when instead of touching cold lifeless metal it was warm.

"I think I've got a live one."

He looked Hot Rod over moving the bodies of his fellow carriers out of the way and scanning him for injuries.

A medic appeared next to him and scanned him.

"He's alive. Let's get him out of here."

He nodded, scooping up Hot Rod he went back to the ship. Going to the medbay Hot Rod woke up looking around in confusion and adjusting to all the light.

"Where?"

When Hot Rod noticed him his optics widened.

"Soundwave."

"I'm here. I've got you."

"Where an I?"

"you're on my ship I'm taking you to the medbay."

"My sparkling."

Hot Rod put a hand on his belly.

"How far along are you?"

"Three weeks. Is my sparkling okay?"

"We'll do everything we can."

Hot Rod nodded and then asked.

"Will you stay with me?"

"Of course."

Later Hot Rod wiped the tears from his face looking distraught.

"I can't believe they are all dead. How could the Autobots be so cruel?"

He put his hand on Hot Rods trying to comfort him. Which helped a little.

"You've been through a lot. Why don't you get some rest?"

Hot Rod nodded even though he couldn't sleep. Noticing Hot Rod was lost in thought he asked.

"What are you thinking about?"

"What I'm going to do about this sparkling. I want to keep it, but I'm scared it will look like my attacker. I don't want them to be my sparklings sire."

Hot Rod looked at him in distress and he found himself blurting out.

"I'll be the sire. It's still early and the sparkling will need donations anyway. I can override their coding. If that's what you want, of course I know you've been through a lot."

"I would love that. If anyone would be a good sire it would be you."

They both smiled at each other. Hot Rod putting a hand on his belly.

Later he went to Megatron and showed him everything he found. He'd been angry and disgusted.

"Of course they would stoop so low."

"I wouldn't be surprised if there were more."

Megatron sighed looking tired.

"I need to get rid of the ban preventing people from carrying. I thought it would save our people but now I realize it's only harming us. The Autobots are kidnapping carriers sparked or not and if we do free them. They won't be able to join the Decepticons and receive the benefits they and their new spark need."

Megatron glanced at him and asked.

"What are your intentions with the carrying mech you found?"

"His name is Hot Rod and I knew him before the war."

Megatron gave him a surprised look motioning for him to continue.

"He's asked me to override his attackers CNA."

"Do you plan to?"

"Yes. I will care for Hot Rod and his sparkling if you would allow me."

Megatron put a hand on his shoulder and looked into his optics.

"Soundwave my most loyal soldier and closest friend. I will allow you to have Hot Rod because I can already see how happy he makes you and I know you will take care of him and his sparkling."

He nodded already drawing up plans for a nursery. Megatron smiled at his friend. Happy he found someone.

"I'll let you get back to him. I know carrier's don't like to be far from their sires."

He nodded and went to find Hot Rod where he shared the good news and Hot Rod asked to sleep with him. He'd been surprised and asked if he was ready. Which Hot Rod said yes.

The two of them made love all night. Soundwave worshipping Hot Rod and making him feel loved. By the end Soundwaves CNA easily overrided the other sires. Meaning the sparkling was his and when they were born they looked exactly like Soundwave.

[moonpoolcat]

Personal question but you said in your bio you were abandoned by the last fandom you were a part of? how did that happen if you don't mind me asking?

Oh I can for sure answer that. The last fandom I was a part of was a sci-fi based furry server I had been a part of for years. I treated everyone there like family, my art improved because of them and I looked up to the owner of the server like a second parent an I regret it to this day. However the owner of the discord server allowed children to run her server an be in an area that was 13 an up when it should have been 18 an up. I was openly stalked an harassed by a dam 15 year old for 2 years an I had screenshots worth of evidence and the mods did nothing- The server was severely toxic and I had called out it's issues twice to where I was banned not once but three FUCKING TIMES! Do you understand that they made me to be the bad guy because I refused to keep my mouth shut. She let mods abuse their power an did nothing, she hired random strangers with no mod application to be admins even though there were users who had been there since the servers opening an were never chosen it was all favoritism from the start. One of those bans was for an entire year an they didn't even let me back in after a month when they promised to let me rejoin. I was forgotten... I was a pest. A RAT to them. I was on a list of troublemakers when I had done nothing but try an keep the server safe, even accidentally co-running it because none of the mods were on until I said something that pissed them off. They didn't defend anyone unless it was their stupid little friend group giving them extra privilege's. DO NOT make it obvious you have favorites I will openly hate you for your entire existence. Keep that shit to yourself an don't enrage your fans. This child made unwanted unconsented ships, lore broke an bypassed multiple rules, had a futa kink, misrepresented lesbians, the trans community multiple times misrepresented people with multiple personality disorders, fact checking, an overall being a dick to everyone. As of now I am banned forever an no longer allowed to return, the place I once called home is now gone forever, the countless ocs I drew are long forgotten an i have been abandoned. All because of poor management... This is why I don't talk to younger users an have openly wrote in my bio that I don't want them dm me on this platform. I am openly blunt an none of them would handle an argument with me even if they tried. It just reminds me that no matter what I do everyone will always say "they're just a kid" MAN FUCK THAT! If you do some dumb shit I'm calling you out on it I don't care how young you are you're old enough to make an account, you're aware of what's right or wrong don't be stupid your actions have consequences. You want to be an adult I'll treat you like one. Go fucking cope for all i care. To this day I had successfully managed to get them banned from every server an I will keep doing it until they erase themselves from the internet.

Fuck with my life I break your legs so no one cna help you :) Call this controversial I don't care much social is a distaser now. ELIAM WHITE IF YOU'RE READING THIS FUCK YOU! GO KILL YOURSELF YOU SCUMBAG YOU ABSOLUTELY RUINED MY LIFE. since you can't even bother to change your username on any social media platform. I hope everyone on here knows you're a zoophile for fetishising Dobermans, wolves, dragons, and any form of big cat. No your stupid mutt of a dog is not part wolf stop bragging about it. Your lore an ocs are complete ass no one wants to read that shit garbage you call a fandom. YOU DO NOT HAVE ADHD, no one makes notes of strangers on their phones, stalks their timezones an hits on their oc the moment they create one. You hate everyone who's in a relationship trying to be a third wheel you creep. NOT TO MENTION YOU'RE A PEDO FOR SHOWING PORN TO MINORS YOUNGER THAN YOU! YOU ACTIVELY HAVE NOTHING BUT ADULTS FOR FRIENDS YOU WILL GET THEM ALL SENT TO JAIL! And for anyone else reading this from that server I hope you know that you are all good for nothing traitors an have ignored my pleas for help for far too long. None of you believed in me an none of you bothered to see what this little boy has done. Fuck you all. GO FUCK YOURSELVES!!!

[clazberryk]

Tav's Nightmare Chapter 2

I have completed the mini sotry of Tav's nightmare. You cna read it here:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57464338/chapters/146246566

I hope you enjoy it or atleast get something from it. This was a cathartic process for me, and it understand that it may not be an easy read ,but i do very much beleive in ehaling through writing. Anyway Chapter Two of Tav's Nightmare.

You can find chapter one here: https://www.tumblr.com/clazberryk/756289632937951232/tavs-nightmare?source=share

Chapter 2: Searching Light

Astarion felt a lightness in their bed, it started slowing just creeping into his trance, not really taking a notice, but then as he became more aware he noticed the weight of his partner was absent, and that caused him to awaken fully. He reached out to her side of the bed and only felt the cold sheets Gone a while then, I knew I should not have tranced.

“Darling?” He called out into the room, there was no answer, from her. He looked around Shadowheart was still asleep in her bunk, so was much of their party, Karlach was just rousing from her sleep, she looked around the room and her eyes landed on him.

“Where’s Tav?” Concluding that one member of their party was missing.

“I was thinking the same thing, I awoke, and she was not here” Astarion stood, aware that he was topless, he reached for his white shirt, the poet shirt, that he did not particularly like but it had strange sentiment values for him, but because their washing had not been done yet, he was only down to two camp shirts his original one from the beginning and a black one, which he was saving for tonight. He reached into his pack and pulled the black top out, giving it a shake to remove any wrinkles. He quickly pulled it over his shoulders, and turned to Karlach, she had moved to the centre of the room, siting in one of the chairs in the sunken area, stroking Scratches ear, as the dog had awoken when there was movement in the room.

Astarion silently crossed the room, aware that their companions where still sleeping, and joined the dog and Tiefling. It still amazed Astarion that Karlach was touching, she was able to communicate, she was able to hug people. It was a phenomenon that Astarion was still trying to wrap his head around. He had issues with touch, and he was working through them, but was still able to initiate touch if he wanted. He still was not comfortable with unwanted touch, but he found he was craving or missing Tavi’s light touches. The everyday touches, a hand on his arm, a squeeze of his hand, a stroke of his cheek, the way her little hands grasped his shirt or rested on his ribs when he initiated their kisses. He no longer felt the ripple of repulsion even in there more intimate touches, when they were spending stolen secret moments, when the kisses where more heated or when hands roamed, with permission. He smiled a soft smile which quickly turned into a frown. Tavi never went anywhere without informing someone in the group.

“I know she is struggling, and she is a very private person. Taking on everyone else’s problems without acknowledging her own, but still to disappear in the night” Astarion looked at Karlach in surprise, he knew she was observant but had not realised how observant. He knew of some of Taveleigha’s struggles but not all that went on in that little head of hers. He also knew that Taveleigha was her worst company. Head never quiet, it was one of the many reasons why he thought she threw herself into helping Karlach, Shadowheart, Wyll and even himself. Those were issues she could help with. They were tangible things she could eliminate if needed.

They had only been in Lowers Gate for 3 weeks and in those 3 weeks they had managed to take on Cazador and removed Wyll from his contract with Mizora. And before that in Rivington they had helped several people in the city, found Dribbles the clown, helped a post office clerk and showed up that Elephont, Valeria, how much of a sycophant she was but allocating that she had the wrong killer for the Ilmater head, what was his name again? I really should pay more attention.

“Hey FANGS!” Karlach raised her voice, and Astarion snapped back to the present.

“Do you mind, I really do not want to wake the whole party” However it was too late Gale, and Shadowheart where waking, their telltale increased heart rates from being rudely pulled from slumber, it was only a matter of time the rest of their companions awoke from the noise in the room. Halsin would be next, and he would need access to the fire to start making breakfast. Even though they had a dumbwaiter the party still chose to only use it if they were low on camp supplies and because Taveleigha was a scrounger and looter it meant they were rarely low on food supplies.

“Where’s Tavi?” Their resident Cleric asked, and both Karlach and Astarion looked up at her as Shadowheart padded across to the sofa’s they were lounging against.

“That, my dear friend is what we were just talking about. I awoke and she was not here” Astarion smiled, rising to his feet, and started pacing. The longer the time went on the more restless he was becoming. He just wanted to go out and look for her but without any idea of where she was or where she had gone, he could not just go running around Baldur’s Gate.

“You do not think she was taken, do you?” Gale had joined them and that was a thought that he really did not want to have. Thank you very much Gale! If he was being honest that was the first thought once he awoken but he had pushed it down, he would be no good if he was a mess, or angry or scared, no help if what was propelling him forward was his irrational emotions, but were they irrational if they did not know where Tavi was?

“I can, I think, I can do locate person, if that would help?” Shadowheart offered “But it only works if the person is within a thousand feet” She mumbled, starting to question her own ability, Astarion noticed the doubt in Shadowheart’s face, and before she could rescind her thought…

“Please,” Astarion did not want the doubt to build.

Shadowheart smiled and moved to her area in The Elfsong, and started preparing the spell, Astarion could tell she was nervous by the slight tremor in her hands, and he was probably not helping by hovering, but it was Tavi, and he knew everyone in this room cared and loved Tavi as much as he did. Shadowheart knew this as well, so Astarion kept quiet of his annoyance of how long this was taking. He watched as her hands moved in melodic movements, she was whispering something, but he could not focus as everyone else in the room had awoken and was conversing quietly with each other, so even his vampiric hearing it was hard to hear her litany. After eleven painstakingly slow minutes Shadowheart sighed and looked surprised.

“She’s above us” The room was surprised, and then Astarion chuckled, the building tension snapped.

“The roof. We did not think of the roof, we just went to worse case” He shook his head and started for the ladder. Expecting to see Tavi curled up in the throw pillows that were collected on the roof, so that any member of their party could watch the sunrise or sunset in comfort. He and Tavi had certainly done it multiple times over the past several weeks, he smiled to himself as the group started to form a line to follow him. Yep, loved by their group.

He lifted the latch to the roof and found Tavi at the edge, only dressed in his shirt which was too big for her and stopped at her mid-thigh, she looked ravishing, and the pride he felt of seeing her in his clothes took him by surprise. At least she was moderately covered. She was looking at the ground, her bare feet slightly dangling over the edge, only by her delicate toes. How did someone of elvish blood be so small and delicate, as a breed Elves were delicate in nature, but they were not often small, usually taller than most humans and leaner. Taveleigha was small and soft, he often would describe her as pocket sized. Usually taking their enemies by surprise with her capability, as they often made a snap decision deciding she was an easy target, or no threat at all. Secretly he loved that she often proved them wrong. He climbed the remaining distance out onto the roof, blinking at Karlach, a silent conversation between them, him asking her for a moment before everyone clambered after him. She nodded and stopped, but stayed where she was, denying anyone else trying to get up.

Astarion turned to Tavi, she had not acknowledged his presence only staring at the path at the entrance of the tavern. As he got closer, he smelt her tears and the soft smile on his face fell, something was wrong.

“Tavi, my love?” He was gentle, careful, he did not want to scare her, she was too close to the edge, her toes flirting with it. Why were there no rails up here? He stepped closer, and she still did not react.

“Tavi?” He said more firmly, ice was starting to form around his recently thawed heart, he recognised that feeling it was fear, but not for him, it was for her.

“Did you know there is more than 6000 suicide deaths a year in Baldur’s gate?” That is not what he was expecting.

“Tavi” he moved closer, and he saw her tense so he stopped, she still did not turn to him only tilting her head to the left, he could see part of her face, her long brown hair falling around it in sleep heavy tendrils.

“What do you think their families do, once a person has taken their life?” She continued, as if he had not said her name “Do they mourn? Do they continue on? Do they forget?” She was just droning on, no inflection, no enunciation just whatever came to her head she voiced.

This scared him, he had seen Taveleigha angry, he had seen her sad, passionate, happy, rebellious even seen her crying, but he had never seen this, even at the beginning of their adventure she had at least been determined, but this was devoid of anything, there was nothing and it scared him. He glanced at the roof hatch and had seen that Karlach was now on the roof stopping the others. She must have heard, if he could not coax her from the edge, Karlach could grab her and pull her inside. The Tiefling was certainly stronger than him.

“Darling…” She interrupted him,

“I was going to be a mother” This stopped him short, he did not expect this, he pictured a younger version of Taveleigha running about, the same long brown curly hair, the soulful expressive brown eyes, a little smiling elf, Taveleigha chasing after the child. It was beautiful, but she said going to be a mother. What happened?

“I was so happy, starting to feel little movements, little nudges, I did not have much just a small home, a partner, who I thought loved me, and I was going to be a mother” There was pain now, Astarion did not say anything, honestly what do you say to that. There was nothing he could say. It was a pain he would never experience, but he also knew with their elven ancestry it was a pain a lot of lineages went through. He could only imagine with her mixed blood it would prove to be harder. “I was picking colours, and decorations for the nursery, I was at least the semblance of happy after my mother…. I was going to understand my own mothers love, because I was going to become one” he slowly stepped closer, she kept staring at the ground, passed her feet, but she did not flinch or move away, so he took his chance. His footsteps as light as a feather. He was grateful for his skills. For once he was happy to be the rogue. Get her away from the edge. Away from the edge. Away. Away. Away.

“There was so much pain, I had never felt pain like that before, it was constant, never-ending, it was a pain that left you a shell of a person. It scoped everything you where, are, out and leaves you hollow” She stuttered, he could only imagine. Please, to whatever gods that can hear me please tell me nothing terrible happened.

“Nothing terrible happened, I wasn’t attacked” it was as if she could hear his thoughts “it just happened.” She gritted her teeth, anger coming into her words “I happened. I could not keep my baby safe.”

“My love, these things happen, there is no rhyme or reason.”

“They do not just happen!” She turned to him; this was good. Anger I can work with this. “Everything I touch turns to dust!” She took a step towards him, but he stayed.

“Everyone dies around me, or leaves” Another step, yes, yes come to me my love.

“My mother!” Another step

“My sister” Another step

“My father left” Another step, a faltering step but a step, nonetheless.

“My ex” Another step, she was in reaching distance now. Away from that edge. How had he not noticed all this pain, all her pain. Was he too consumed with his desperation to defeat Cazador he had neglected that Taveleigha was a person? He knew she had demons, everyone did, but he did not realise how deep they had their claws in her. How personal they were to her, and how wrong they were about her. He was unsure how he could help but help he would. He would not abandon her, he would turn that vile internal voice away, showing her how very wrong it was.

“My….” She stuttered then, faltering, gasping for breath, her whole body was gasping, shuddering, flinching at every word she said “my….” Another falter, a stumble, he reached out to catch her as she fell, she gasped, the sobs came then, harder, and faster than he had ever seen or heard from anyone. She cried harder than he did when he felt the relief from killing Cazador. Her whole body shook with the sobs, he fought back tears himself, tucking her head into his chest, he felt her ragged breaths on his neck, and he held the back of his head, lending her the strength she had leant him so many times over the past several months.

They were all guilty of abandoning their de facto leader, to wrapped up in their own bullshit to even notice what was directly in front of them. They had to do better. He had to do better. Astarion glanced at Karlach, and he was thankful that she stared at the ground, down the hatch, he knew everyone had heard, she was giving them as much privacy as she could, but still close should anything happen.

No one should have to go through the pain Tavi had gone through, no one. He would not even wish this for his worst enemy, and to think she was shouldering this all by herself and everyone else’s problems. Maddening woman! She grasped at him, desperate for a life raft, and he only held her tighter kissing the crown of her head. He gathered her in his arms and picked her up, she did not fight only clung to him harder as he made his way to the roof latch. That is when he noticed their predicament. He would not be able to carry her down the ladder, he also did not want to relinquish his hold on her, fearing that if he did, she would snap or break and continue what he knew in his heart of hearts what she was originally going to do. Luckily Karlach was already handing him a scroll, one of Dimension door, he could use that to get back into the room. To hells with what people thought, they could get another one. He maneuvered Tavi in his arms slightly and whispered the incantation and they both disappeared and reappeared in the room in a swirl of white a blue light. He gently placed her on their bed and watched as she just curled in on herself. She was sniffling now, thankfully.

Halsin and Karlach were ushering people out of the room.

“We will be back later. Going downstairs for breakfast. Take the day. We will sort Gales research out. Look after her” Karlach smiled at the vampire, who weakly smiled back, realising that Karlach was fast becoming his best friend. What a novelty.

Once Taveleigha calmed down and was able to communicate with ease, she told him about her past, and the demons in her, her life before they all were thrust into the adventuring party trying to save the world. A world that did not seem to want any of them in it.

“Well, I am glad that you were swept up by the nautiloid. A world without you in it, is unfathomable” Astarion whispered, she was curled up in his lap, her legs bent over his crossed legs, her head pressed against his neck, gently pressing small kisses to the skin, she laughed a hollow laugh, and he sighed. She truly did not know her own worth. Those claws deeper than what he originally thought. He moved so that she was on the bed and smiled slightly when she a noise of complaint lodged at the back of her throat. He sat in front of her both crossed legged, and he gathered her face in his hands, wiping away the tear stains from her cheeks, he tilted her head up, he was going to look in her eyes when he said this.

“I would not lie about this, darling. The thought of you in this world and going through what you went through, hurts. I cannot fathom it. I cannot fathom how someone so strong can think so little of themselves. That you got to that point, and nobody noticed” He glanced at the bedding, but surely, he was guilty of that as well, because he had not noticed “I am sorry I was not more observant” He stared into her eyes, seeing the disbelief, seeing the bewilderment. He sighed, and he looked away, barely missing the guilt from his sigh “No, no guilt” He squared his shoulder, building up the confidence.

“I. Love. You.” He enunciated each word, his stare unwavering, each word punctuated with a gentle squeeze of his fingers, she gasped, pure shock in her eyes in her face and he had to smile, his perfectly roguish smile that he saved for her.

“I love you too” she whispered, it was watery, wet, and so utterly perfect, he descended his lips onto her, and she sighed, breathing in the very presence of him, and he of her. It was just the two of them. Against The Brain. Against Baldur’s Gate. Against The Emperor.

The two of them against the world and they loved each other.

[jennay]

Worries

Rory Culkin x Reader

Master List

An: this may or may not be loosely based around my work day 😂 Enjoy!

Warning: None just fluff

Let me know if you have anything you want written. I'm starting to run out of ideas. 🤦🏻‍♀️

You close your eyes and listen to the rhythm of the rain, feeling a sense of calmness wash over you. You decide to stay in your car for a few more minutes, enjoying the peace and quiet.

You put your arm over your eyes and try to focus on breathing. You wanted to calm down before going upstairs to your apartment.

You have always wanted to help people and thought being a CNA would be a rewarding career. You spent months studying and training, and you finally got your certification. You were excited to start working at a nursing home where you hoped to make a difference in the lives of elderly residents. But you soon realized that being a CNA was not what you expected. It was a crappy job that drained you physically, emotionally, and mentally.

You had to work long hours, often without breaks or proper meals. You had to deal with understaffing, low pay, and a lack of respect. You had to perform unpleasant, exhausting, and sometimes dangerous tasks.

You had to change people, clean wounds, lift heavy patients, and administer medications. You had to deal with angry, depressed, or confused residents who sometimes yelled at, hit, or spit on you.

You had to witness the pain and suffering of people who were dying or had dementia. You had to cope with the grief of losing patients you had grown attached to.

You felt like you were not making any difference at all. You felt like you were not appreciated or valued. You felt like you were not living up to your potential or fulfilling your dreams. You felt like you were stuck in a dead-end job that was slowly killing you.

You often thought about quitting, but every time you gained the courage to do so, something made you stay. Maybe it was the fear of not finding another job, the hope that things would improve, or the loyalty you felt to the few residents who still smiled at you and thanked you for your care.

Whatever it was, it trapped you in a cycle of frustration and misery.

Tapping on your window snaps you out of your deep breathing exercise. Startled, you turn your head to look at the window. Rory stood there with an umbrella, protecting him from the cold rain.

You return your seat to its regular position and grab your bag from the passenger seat. It was time to go inside and put on a brave face.

Pretend you didn't actually hate everything that happened today. Pretend you were happy and content with your life. Pretend you didn't want to run away from it all.

You open the door and step out of the car. Rory quickly brings you close to his body and covers you with the umbrella. He wraps his arm around your waist and leads you to the entrance of your apartment building.

Running his hand down your shoulder, he asks, "Rough day?" He frowns when he notices your stiffness and unwillingness to smile when he kisses your forehead.

Usually, Rory could smile at you, and you'd feel better, but today wasn't like that; today was different. Today, you felt like nothing could make you happy. Today, you felt like you had reached your breaking point.

"I'm fine." You lie, dropping your bag by the front door. You head to your room and begin to peel off your clothes. You notice that Rory followed you. He leans against the doorway, his blue eyes full of concern as he watches you pull a baggy t-shirt over your head, not bothering to find any bottoms.

"You're not a good liar," he said, walking towards you. "You look like you're going to cry." He reaches out for you. "What's going on?"

Your eyes water at the sound of his concerned voice. "I'm not ok." You admit.

"C'mon." He says, leading you out of the bedroom and to the living room, where he guides you to sit on the couch. "I'll make you some tea. Are you hungry?"

You shake your head, "No. I couldn't eat even if I wanted to."

When the tea is done, he brings it to you and sets it on the coffee table beside you. You don't hesitate to lean into his body, and he takes the quilt from the side of the couch, wrapping your body in it; he holds you close and presses his lips to your temple. "Do you want to talk about it?"

Shrugging, you say, "Part of me wants to and the other part of me wants to forget about it." You throw your legs over his lap, trying to get as close as possible, needing his touch of comfort and warm embrace. "I just feel like I'm not making a difference. I feel like everything I do is wrong and I'm just tired but whenever I feel like I can't do it anymore I chicken out and stay anyways."

Rory runs his fingertips up and down the top of your thigh in a comforting motion. "It's not chickening out. Your hearts big and you care a lot." He reminds you. "You always put everyone first, babe...maybe you need to start putting yourself first; what do you want?"

You kiss his jaw and nuzzle your face into his neck, inhaling his familiar scent. "Maybe subconsciously I like making myself miserable," You joke. "Then I can come home and complain to my loving boyfriend who makes me tea, snuggles me, and gives me life advice."

Rory chuckles at your comment, his chest vibrating against your ear. "You don't have to be miserable for me to do that. I love cuddling you, kissing you, holding you. Just say the word. I'll do it." He laughs, his breath tickling your skin.

"Wow," you smile, looking up at him. "I'm so grateful for you." You feel more relaxed the more you and Rory talk and the gentler his touches get. He strokes your hair, rubs your back, and kisses your forehead.

You didn't know how you got so lucky, but you'd thank the stars daily if it meant you always got to come home to Rory.

[marymary-diva17]

Where is she

miles quaritch x reader + recoms

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The RDA had come back to pandora with the mindset to take over the planet, and it make the new human home world. The navi were not giving up their homes easily as they thought fighting along side with the humans who stayed loyal to them. There was a backup plan the RDA had to use to help them get rid of Jake sully once and for all, by using their top and loyal solider who were once dead but brought back as avatar or navi. The one thing the RDA seem to forget was the bonds and relationship that the group of soldiers that were picked, and it will all lead back to you.

?????" ......." quaritch had opened his eyes to see he was still alive, and this had freaked him out when he soon saw human looking over him.

???? " miles quaritch can you hear us"

???? " he starting to wake up slowly and become alert as well" soon the human and been pushed awya by someone.

???? " back off and get that out of his face ... can you hear me colonel " quaritch soon saw a navi standing over him and he soon had become angry, as he started swinging at the this unknown navi he soon got up feeling dazed.

women " lay back down sir everything will be okay " quaritch started fighting all the navi that were on the room as the remains humans had ran out of the room.

lyle " colonel calm down it me wanfleet"

quaritch " lyle is that you"

Lyle " ye sir and so is z-dog and fire we are all here sir" lyle was looking at the three navi that were holding him in place, they soon let him go as he started checking out his hands. He soon walked towards the glass window and soon looked at his teeth he was an avatar.

quaritch " well I will me damed" soon quaritch and his team were all given clothes to where, as they were being filled in on what had happened. Even due the team felt like they were all here it felt like they were missing someone or something else.

human quaritch " well I'm guessing if you are watching this it means if have fallen to our navi enemies,

quaritch " ........."

human quaritch " well now it you turn to take down our enemies but on the humber one list should be Jake sully, that traitor should be first"

quaritch " Jake sully it seems like we have some unfinished business"

human quaritch " There should be someone you should try to find once you are back and alive, our wife y/n l/n she was on pandora with us"

quaritch " y/n" quaritch was starting to remember you face and voice it was now coming back to him, he had a wife who use to work with grace.

human quaritch " give a good fight solider because they can put us down but they can never get rid of us" the video soon ended but now quarich and the recons were wondering what happened to y/n, as it all seems like she was close to them all one as wife and others as friends. There were many other people they were worried about as they not knowing if they were alive or dead.

Bridgehead

Ardmore " welcome colonel it good to have you back with us"

quaritch " hello general ut good to be back here"

ardmore " come on I will tell you all that you and your team missed" soon the recons had started following ardmore, as she was walking in her robot suit.

ardmore " that plan is to make Pandora a new home for the human and dive away the forest navi, and deal with the leader of these fighters Jake sully"

quaritch " yes ma'am"

ardmore " we have some Information about him and the fighters, that cna be used to help us ... they had been doing raids on us lately winning here and there"

quaritch " I and my team will do our best ma'am and see to Jake sully, but I have a question"

ardmore " yes"

quaritch " can you tell me where I can find Y/n L/n"

ardmore " y/n l/n oh yes I remember her a smart girl and kind as well"

z-dog " he back here this a shocker"

ardmore " yes him and his miners are here doing their work" soon the group had found Parker with his miners and some doctors, as they were discussing something.

Parker " oh general what do I now ... colonel you are back and alive"

quaritch " as I live and breathe praker it good to see you are back here"

ardmore " praker you have all the information on everyone right, I need to know about a women named y/n l/n" Parker and his group had gotten quiet as they looked at each other and soon Parker.

mansk " hey we were asking a question. where is y/n"

Parker " I don't know after the war or during the battle keeping track of everyone had become a failure, but I can have one of my people do a look on here" one of Parker people started typing on his pad the name he was told but soon the look on his face changed.

man " I'm sorry to tell you this but she dead during a battle between us and the navi, it seems like she was killed raid that happened sixteen years ago" the recons had become broken there was no way you were dead, you had to be alive here you can't be dead.

ardmore " what do you mean she dead and no one told me"

man 2 " you are sorry we are just getting grace team records now, all the rest seem to be lost expect her"

walker " is that anything else to tell the colonel and us as him and her are a married couple"

women " well let us check maybe we can find out anything else ... let me check give me on moment .... oh no"

Ja " oh no what"

women " we are sorry to tell you this but colonel did you know your wife was pregnant" everyone had become quite was pregnancy were something that didn't come up on Pandora for the humans.

quaritch " no she didnt tell me anything ... that day of te battle she said she wished to speak with me , she was pregnant"

women " yes she was pregnant"

quaritch " the child where is our child"

women " she dead when she was pregnant sir I'm sorry for your lost, she was an amazing women and friend she was always there for us" quaritch had become angry on hearing the news that you had bene killed, but with your guys child as well he never got to hear the news from you and be a father.

Prager " no she you are lying y/n was loved by everyone even the navi"

Parker " she was killed in raid lead by Jake himself"

lopez " no"

brown " what about those scientists she was friends and worked with all thoes years"

ardmore " they are still with Jake fighting with him"

quaritch " then we will do the mission ma'am will deal with Jake sully and his team, and along with getting revenge for my wife and child"

Ardmore " I will approve of this mission y/n was love by many on here, she she will be missed" ardmore was soon called away by some others.

Parker " I will give you the Information you will need" Parker had soon handled over the Information to quaritch and his team.

quaritch " let go team we will have to meet up and get ready" the recons soon walked off as everyone else was upset and mad, none of them could top off on how quaritch was feeling.

Parker and his team

man " sir what are we going to do when they find out the truth" prayer had dismissed some of his group but only kept a few near him.

Parker " it will be fine and they will never find out the truth, once they get rid of Jake we will deal with them later" praker hadn't changed over the year but he was still scared, and he was scared of the recoms.

man 2 " sir what we are dong is wrong"

Parker " it for the benefit for us and all the human one lie will be okay"

man 3 "then why do you sound so scared because you know they will come after you once they know what we had done"

paker " I'm not scared" they were all lying as they were scared of what will happen once the truth comes out, because sooner and later everyone will know the truth. The human will be all shocked when they find out there are avatar children here born from avatars.There will be more shocking news that will come and change everyone life, once the truth comes out.

[scum-belina]

Yesterday I had to go to a mandatory meeting and my mom told me they usually are a whole bunch of nothing and last 30 minutes at most, but of course my first one lasted over 2 fucking hours. Over half of it was just the administrator showing a chart on a TV screen explaining how they make $250,000 a month but after paying their bills and staff the nursing home only makes around $2,000 profit.

Then she was like "think about THAT the next time you wish we had some item here to help your work go smoother" it was absolutely insane. She then explained that if we wanted it so bad, we were more than welcome to buy it OURSELVES and bring to the workplace (for example, I have only one food processor in my kitchen at work, but I need to puree every dish and side dish I make for puree eaters, and then I have to do it again for the people on mechanical soft foods, so I have to wash that processer at least eight times and it takes up so much time, all while trying to prepare the rest of the food for 40 ppl)

The rest of the meeting was a bunch of stuff about them complaining about the CNAs they have and how they keep having to hire agency CNAs, which costs them too and somehow that's our fault. The whole thing was just one big guilt trip to not complain about being underpaid and don't you DARE ask for more. It was absurd and a few staff members actually questioned the accuracy of numbers she was giving out and had a calculator out and the administrator was like "you don't need to use a calculator I showed you at the end of my speech we only made around $2,000 profit. And at one point the administrator even said "we're one big family here" 🚩🚩🚩

Only pros were hearing other coworkers quips during the absurdly long meeting. After the admin claimed they only made $2,000 profit she was like, "now, why would the company still want to keep this building open if we're making so little money?" and one guy mumbled "tax write-off" and I laughed out loud. The admin got flustered and was like "NO it's bc it's not about the money it's about the people and the teamwork" LMAOOOO

And then at the end of the meeting, they made us all download this app called kahoot??? And we were forced to play a game where we were quizzed on everything that was said in the meeting??? And the questions were on the TV screen and the different true or false answers were on our phones and the wifi was slow and it was just a damn mess. Oh well at least I made $27 listening to a bunch of bullshit🤷🏻‍♀️

[dontpetmeibite]

Ravage manages not to spray coolant fizz all over her stepdaughter or her desk. "How is it that you come from a universe where natural reproduction is common and I have to tell you these things? You wouldn't have been possible in our universe for more reasons than one; we're still trying to figure out how to undo what the Quintessons did to the vast majority of the non-Predacon, non-Matrix-bearing population."

She shakes her head. "Okay. So. For the most part, bitlets come from blacksmiths, like Silvermist and Glit. Frozen sparks, forged frames with growth-plates. Sometimes they come out of hot spots too, but a lot of the hot spots are dead. The Quints fucked around with our species and tried to make it so that Primus, in the living body of Cybertron, was the only being who could generate bitlets. But Predacons are called that because we're all wild-type. Anyhow."

She swallows another drink of the fizz.

"Naturally produced bitlets are produced by spark-merging. Two people love each other very very much, so instead of just fooling around with interface arrays and fields and cables, they actually open their chest plates and merge sparks. Sometimes a new spark splits off the merged sparks during merging and if you don't have a blacksmith around to forge a body you've got problems unless one of you has a gestation tank, which are usually only found in Predacons. I do not have one because it was broken when I was a lot younger. But Soundwave does and with the Matrix involved it seems sometimes like it's always on, too."

This is when she'd be blushing if she wasn't painted black, although if Remix has heat sensors on she can probably still tell.

"In order to support natural carrying and help the carrier grow protoform in the gestation tank, it, uh... well. You need to do a lot of sticky-facing, and the carrier has to use their valve. All of the fluids--which carry CNA--go into the construction of the protoform. That is why people who carry naturally and have multiple partners often have bitlets that look as much like their other lovers, and occasionally even a bit more, than they look like their spark-sire. This is why Improv looks like Jazz a lot and Catfish looks like Nautica and why Soundwave would like us to have one with Roddy participating. This is also why people don't always realise Sparkthief is adopted, because he looks an awful lot like Jazz. Viridian and Soundblaster just look like us, but that is because Soundwave's brother made them in a lab, and the fact that one has my frame type and the other Soundwave's, but the outlier powers are reversed, should tell you a lot about Onyx's sense of what I hesitate to call humour."

Ravage isn't sure why telling Remix this is embarrassing.

If she were telling a human, she'd be cackling the whole time watching them freak the fuck out about it.

[ofdinosanddais1]

One business idea I have is a cafe/restaurant that is dedicated gluten free (as well as a separate kitchen for top 8 allergies) that is also dedicated to accommodating mental health (especially eating disorders)

The stuff it'd include:

A tablet ordering system that can omit nutritional information BUT if you have diabetes then it can also calculate the sugar for you so you don't have to spend so much time looking at it and getting anxious over calories and stuff or, if the sugar numbers overwhelm you too, then a medical professional be requested to help you with you insulin and everything so that you can eat without exposing yourself to triggers.

The ability to eat in an open space OR a separate booth that can be closed off with a curtain OR a room that can be reserved ahead of time if space is limited that you can close and staff will not interact with you at all if you want to eat whether this be because you're autistic or you feel uncomfortable eating in front of other people.

A dining room that is accessible as I can physical manage not only for mental illness but for mobility aid users, people with chronic pain, heat intolerant people, plastic straws in a cup at the table so that, if you need a straw, you don't need to ask for it but you aren't obligated to take a straw if you want to reduce plastic waste but also stuff like utensils for people with limited mobility, seats designed to make it easier to transfer in a wheelchair, a place to keep your crutches and canes without worrying if it'll trip someone.

I'd also want some kind of function where you can request heating pads if you have chronic pain so that you don't have to bring your own.

CNAs to assist disabled people so that waitstaff can focus on serving people and the CNAs, who have proper training in assisting disabled people, can help with what task someone needs it because, even with how I want to use as many accessibility tools as possible, some people with higher support needs might need a helper and might not be able to afford a full-time helper or be able to afford one at all.

I'd want it to be a place that connects with certain mental health/occupational therapy practices where people who don't feel comfortable eating in restaurants and have that as a goal in their recovery or accessibility, can have that place as a stepping stone in their journey or if someone just wants to go out to eat with their friends and family like every other person, then they have that option. Clarification: I also want to figure out a way to show that the restaurant does not support ABA practices and that the restaurant is about centering disability so I wanna dissuade people who bring others to that restaurant to be like "oh we'll use it to train our autistic child to go to a non-accessible restaurant". Fuck no, unacceptable. I not only want the child to have a nice dining experience but also, I don't want people coming into a restaurant full of autistic people and trying to teach an autistic person that their autistic body and brain is wrong.

That like program thing where people can pay a little extra to donate a meal to unhoused people or people with unstable housing or if someone just can't afford a meal then they don't have to worry about going hungry.

Service dog relief area but also like a service dog unwinding area with maybe like a little bit of green space where they can run around for a bit and take a break from taking care of their human and also a menu item where dogs can get a treat or something. And also a bed for them so they can lay on something nice instead of the floor. Essentially a service dog appreciation service. (I would consider charging for the little service dog treat but specifically to donate to organizations that train service dogs or an animal rescue). Idk my mom has a service dog and I've always had that idea and I would have training for ALL of my staff about proper service dog interactions as in no petting, no talking, no asking for "registration" or "papers" and that, if a service dog is having a bad day and causing a disturbance, then they can only ask the managers to ask them to leave. Nobody can make an assumption that a dog is not a service dog and they can only ask the two questions the ADA allows.

In addition to the training on service dogs, they'd also get training on how not to be an asshole as in don't make assumptions, don't ask inappropriate questions, don't be an asshole about someone's diet, all that shit.

Overall, this is an expensive business venture especially since I want all employees to be making a comfortable wage (ie: afford living expenses, be able to take out a loan for a car or something, go on vacation, be unburdened with medical bills, be able to have savings so like $25/hr minimum probably for my specific location). So I'd probably also have like a giftshop or something where people can buy t-shirts or like mugs or something so that the food wouldn't have to be outrageously expensive.

Anyway, would any rich people like to fund this idea?